Culture

Question 1

What is culture?

Answer 1

The unique way in which a population combines, views, and practices concepts at a given time

Question 2

What is enculturation?

Answer 2

The creation of culture through the adaptive response to living in large groups. Technology and subsistence strategy

Question 3

Origin of culture

Answer 3

Symbolic capabilities were favoured by selective pressures over time leading to our lineage becoming more dependent on culture (tools, communication, kin groups) in order to survive

Question 4

Evolution of culture

Answer 4

Used to be ethnocentric, where Euro-American cultures considered themselves superior and that other cultures evolved from primitive to barbaric to civilized

Question 5

Do other species have culture?

Answer 5

No, culture is unique to humans. We are intentional and aware when building culture

Question 6

Bad colonial culture stuff

Answer 6

British museum stealing artifacts and scientists disregarding local knowledge

Question 7

List 5 Attributes of Culture

Answer 7

1. Adaptive
2. Symbolic
3. Shared
4. Patterned
5. Learned

Question 8

Is culture universal?

Answer 8

No, but all humans have culture

Question 9

2 kinds of cultural influences

Answer 9

Cultural hybridity and cultural imperialism