Culture

Question 1

Culture:

Answer 1

a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviours, and artifacts that the members of a society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning.

Question 2

Enculturation:

Answer 2

The process of learning one’s own culture.

Question 3

Subculture:

Answer 3

A group within society whose behaviours, norms, and values differ in some distinct ways from the dominant culture.

Question 4

Artifacts

Answer 4

elements of the physical world of the culture that are deemed important (buildings, books, tools, etc)

Question 5

Shared Beliefs:

Answer 5

The importance of knowledge and evidence-based knowledge acquisition, and the recognition and respect for diversity of opinions, diversity of participants, diversity of knowledge (regards inclusion and equality)

Question 6

Shared Values:

Answer 6

• the importance of hard work
• respect the work of others
• acceptance of diversity
• importance of inclusion
• equality of opportunity

Question 7

Shared Behaviour (@ university)

Answer 7

respect for self and others; meet deadlines, attend class regularly, responsible for their own learning

Question 8

Acculturation:

Answer 8

Maintaining one’s own culture, but learns about other cultures (adding to one’s cultural knowledge)

Question 9

Assimilation:

Answer 9

Adoption of another culture to replace one’s own culture (loss of own culture)
- Can be forced or voluntary

Question 10

Ethnocentrism:

Answer 10

the belief that one’s culture is superior to other cultures