Culture, Values and Norms

Question 1

Define Culture.

Answer 1

‘All things learned and shared by a society/group of people, which are transmitted from generation to generation’.

Question 2

Define Values.

Answer 2

‘General principles or goals, they tell us what is good and what we should aim for in a society’.

Question 3

Define Socialisation.

Answer 3

‘Learning your culture from other members of society’. E.g the things that are necessary to be accepted. A process of ‘internalising the culture’

Question 4

Define consensus.

Answer 4

‘Harmony and agreement among its members about basic values’

Question 5

What is a norm?

Answer 5

‘What is considered normal in a society. The specific rules that ‘govern’ behaviour in particular situations’.