Culture (5/11)

Question 1

Material culture

Answer 1

building, roads, pocessions

Question 2

Symbolic culture

Answer 2

Non-tangible elements of culture

Question 3

Beliefs

Answer 3

general cultural consensus about how the world works

Question 4

Values

Answer 4

shared convictions about how the world should be

Question 5

Rituals

Answer 5

cultural actions that have a script

ceremonies, holidays, personalizes routines

Question 6

Symbols

Answer 6

cultural shorthand for ideas

Question 7

Language

Answer 7

The way a culture communicates, but language does not mean culture, there is “slang”

Question 8

Subcultures

Answer 8

groups of people within a larger culture

have additional cultural practices or practices that are at odds with the larger culture

Question 9

Countercultures

Answer 9

subcultures that are in opposition to the broader culture that surrounds them, may not always choose this term for themselves

Question 10

Culture lag

Answer 10

when material culture changes faster than the nonmaterial culture of society can “catch up”

Question 11

Culture shock

Answer 11

Sense of unease when immersed in a new culture

Question 12

Migrations

Answer 12

leads to cultural diversity

Question 13

Assimilation

Answer 13

Integration into the predominant culture, learning the major language, and adopting social norms

Question 14

Multiculturalism

Answer 14

Preservation of original cultures within local communities

Question 15

Transmission

Answer 15

Elements of culture passed down from one generation to another. Happens over time
EX) rituals, myths, values, symbols

Question 16

Diffusion

Answer 16

Cultural elements passed from one culture to another. Spread to different cultures