Culture Flashcards
1
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Culture
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Encompasses the lifestyle of a group of people
2
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Material Culture
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Includes physical items one associates with a given group
3
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Symbolic Culture
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Includes the ideas associated with a cultural group
4
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Cultural Lag
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The idea that material culture changes more quickly than symbolic culture
5
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Language
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Spoken or written symbols combined into a system
6
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Value
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What a person deems important in life
7
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Belief
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Something a person considers to be true
8
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Ritual
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Formal ceremonial behavior usually includes symbolism
9
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Norms
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Societal rules that define boundaries of acceptable behavior
