culture

Question 1

The main difference between the animal and human societies is

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culture

Question 2

have no culture because they do nothave systems of learning and transmitting socialexperiences.

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animal societies

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are keenly interested in the study of culturebecause the study of human society is incomplete withoutit.

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sociologists

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Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, art, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of the society

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edward tylor

Question 5

Culture is the way of life which is transmitted from generation to generation” .

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john beatee

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“Culture is social heredity, which is transmitted from one generation to another with the accumulation of individual experiences”.

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ralph linton

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From material culture we understand material and physical objects.

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Material Culture

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we include non material objects. For example religion, art, ideas, customs, values system, attitudes, language, knowledge etc.

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Non-material culture

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It refers to an object, gesture, sound, color or design that represents something other that itself

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Language Symbol

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It is that parts of culture, which the people adopt in their social life

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Real Culture

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The culture which is presented as a pattern to the people

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deal Culture:

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4 cultures

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Culture is learned. Culture is shared. Culture is transmitted. Culture is changing.

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is acquired through education, training and experience.

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Culture is learned

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It is transmitted from one generation to another through the medium of language, verbal or non-verbal through the gestures or signs, orally or in writing

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Culture is socially transmitted through language

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This learning might be conscious or unconscious but nobody can deny the process of learning

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Culture is learned:

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All the traits, attitudes, ideas, knowledge and material objects like radio, television and automobiles etc. is actually shared by members of society

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Culture is shared:

Question 17

All the culture traits and objects are transmitted among the members of society continually.

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Culture is transmitted

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Culture never remains static but changing. It is changing in every society, but with different speed and causes. It constantly under goes change and adapts itself to the environments

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Culture is changing

Question 19

These are the guidelines people are supposed to follow in their relation with one another

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Norms

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they indicate what people should or should not do in specific situation

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Norms

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they indicate the standard of propriety, morality, legality, and ethics of a society that are covered by sanctions when violation are made.

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Norms

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these are everyday habits; customs, traditions and conventions people obey without giving much thought to the matter.

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Folkways

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these are the norms people consider vital to their wellbeing and most cherished values; they are special customs with moral and ethical significance, which are strongly held and emphasized.

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Mores

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these are formalized norms enacted by people vested with legitimate authority

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Laws

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are non-materials aspects of culture and embody man's conception of his physical, social and cultural world

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Ideas

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refer to a person's conviction about a certain idea

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Beliefs

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are abstract concepts of what is important and worthwhile, they are general ideas that individuals share about what is good or bad.

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Values

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states that cultures differ, so that a cultural trait, act, or idea has no meaning but its meaning only within its cultural setting

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Culture relativism

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It refers to the feelings of disbelief, disorganization and frustration one experiences when he encounters cultural patterns or practices which are different from his.

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Culture Shock

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It refers to the tendency to see the behaviors, beliefs, values, and norms of one's own group as the only right way of living and to judge others by those standards

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Ethnocentrism

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It refers to the idea that what is foreign is best and that one's lifestyle, products or ideas are inferior to those others.

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Xenocentrism

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It refers to the evaluation of one's culture and that of others based on the romantic notion that the culture and way of life of the primitives or other simple cultures is better, more acceptable and more orderly.

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Noble savage mentality

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This refers to smaller group which develop norms,values, beliefs and special languages which make the distinct from the broader society

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Subculture

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t refers subgroups whose standards come in conflict with the oppose the conventional standards of the dominant culture

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Counterculture or contra culture

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it refers to the gap between the material and non-material culture.

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Culture lag