Culture & Identity

Question 1

culture

Answer 1

the norms and values, skills, style, diet and language which make up a society - acquired through socialisation passed down through generations

Question 2

cross cultural example: The Na of China (language, religion, diet, style, N&V)

Answer 2

society of farmers in Himalaya region of China

language: speak Naxi

religion: very important made up of their own belief system (Daba) and also influenced by Tibetan Buddhism

diet: smoked and salted meat

style: women long white pleated skirts folded into waist sash - different coloured long sleeve mandarin collared shirts - young women adorn hair with flowers and ornaments - wear traditional dress and hair at thirteen

N&V: no tradition of marriage - living arrangements organised around siblings in same houses (raise women’s children together) - relationships take place through system of secret night visits - several lovers

Question 3

Cross Cultural example: The San