Chapter 2 Culture

Question 1

Interpretive theory of culture

Answer 1

A theory that culture is embodied and transmitted through symbols

Question 2

Cross cultural perspective

Answer 2

Analyzing human social phenomenon by comparing that phenomenon in different cultures

Question 3

Cultural construction

Answer 3

The meanings, concepts, and practices that people build out of their shared and collective experiences

Question 4

Cultural determinism

Answer 4

The idea that all human actions are the product of culture, which denies the influence of other factors like physical environment and human biology on behaviors

Question 5

Enculturation

Answer 5

The process of learning the social roles and cultural logic of a society

Question 6

Values

Answer 6

Symbolic expressions of intrinsically desirable principles and qualities

Question 7

Social sanctions

Answer 7

A reaction or measure intended to enforce norms and punish their violations

Question 8

Customs

Answer 8

Long established norms that I have codified and law like aspects

Question 9

Functionalism

Answer 9

A perspective that assumes that cultural practices and believe serve social purpose in any society

Question 10

Holistic perspective

Answer 10

Hey perspective that aims to identify and understand the whole that is, the systematic connection between individual cultures beliefs and practices rather than individual parts

Question 11

Cultural appropriation

Answer 11

The unilateral decision of one social group to take control over the symbols, practices, or objects of another