Culture Flashcards

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What is the definition of culture?

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The way of life of a particular society or group

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What are norms

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The expected behaviours for a culture

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What are values?

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Basic rules shared by most people in a culture

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What is social construction

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Something which is created and given a special meaning by people

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What is Material culture

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Physical things that people attach meaning to. eg clothing, housing, cars, toys etc

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What is non-material culture?

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Shared ideas such as rules, traditions, languages, and history. Gives guidelines on how to behave

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What is collectivist culture?

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Cultures which emphasise belonging to a group rather than personal freedom eg. China and Japan

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What is Individualistic culture?

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Cultures which emphasise individual freedom and personal gain sometimes at the expense of others eg. UK, USA

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What is formal control?

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Institutions in society which force people to behave appropriately eg, police and the legal system

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What is informal control?

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Internalising moral codes through upbringing, positive role models, eg. If people are taught what their culture is when they are children they may not challenge it

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Nature vs Nurture

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Nature is genes it is innate/inborn

Nurture is environmental/ learned behaviour

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What is nativism?

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Many of our physical characteristics are inherited. Certain personality traits are linked to genetics. Nativists take on extreme positions with regards to genetics

Belief that women are hard-wired to domestic labour and child bearing whilst men are sexually aggressive

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What are biological imperatives?

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All animals have certain biological imperatives these are the things they do to reproduce and survive for humans it is eating and sleeping

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What are beliefs

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Values and morals about society and how to act

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What is status

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A persons standing or position in society

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