culture (final) Flashcards
what is culture?
set of norms and values shared by a society
determinants of culture
1.education
2.language
3.religion
4.political philosophy
5.economic philosophy
6.social structure
what does social-economic standard depend on?
- background
- occupation
define social structure
how a society is organized; it’s a system that shows how people are connected
what moves you up the structure
- money
- education
what moves you down the structure
less money
what is social stratification based on?
- family background
- occupation
- income
- education
aspects of socioeconomic
- economic: income, wealth, standard of living
- social— my background, family, education
define culture literacy
knowledge of different cultures you do business with to know what’s acceptable
importance of cultural literacy
- reduces conflict
- allows effective communication
- allows more successful negotiation
- product translation
define values
ideas about what a group believes in to be good, right and desirable
define norms
social rules and guidelines
define society
a group of people sharing a common set of values and norms
Hofstede’s dimensions of culture
- power distance dimension
- individualism vs collectivism
- masculine vs feminine
- uncertainty avoidance
- Long-term vs short-term orientation
what is power distance?
a society’s degree of acceptance of physical and mental abilities
what is individualism vs collectivism?
individualism: needs of individuals are more important
collectivism: benefit of society is more important
what is masculine vs feminine
focuses on the relationship within society and different gender roles
what is a masculine society
- task-oriented
- assertive
- decisive
example of masculine society
germany
what is a feminine society
- relationship-oriented
- caring
example of feminine society
egypt
what is uncertainty avoidance
the degree to which societies are accepting of uncertain situations
what is long term vs short term orientation
the degree to which individuals within a society can delay their satisfaction socially, emotionally, and physically
example of long-term society
asian cultures
example of short-term society
USA
another word for long-term society
restrained
another word for short-term society
indulgent
