Exam Reviewer for October Flashcards
a group or community that shares common experiences that shape the way its members understand the world. It includes race, national origin, gender, class or religion. it includes the group we join or become a part of.
culture
anything that is used to stand for something
symbol
words and symbols used to communicate with other people
language
standards for what is good and desirable
systems of values
term used in social sciences. it is anything created by humans which gives information about the culture of its creators and users
cultural artifact
valuable tools for exploring the past and using them to understand the past
artifacts
essential in our life because they help us grow and develop. It is a persons standards of behavior, principles and own judgement
human values
rules or expectations of behavior and thoughts based on shared beliefs within a specific cultural or social group
social and cultural norms
variations or modifications in patterns of social organization of sub groups within society
social change
refers to alterations affecting new traits or trait complexes and changes in a cultures content and structure
cultural change
ability to understand a culture on its own terms not to make judgements using the standards of one’s own culture.
cultural relativism
evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of ones own culture
ethnocentrism
it is what sociologist use to refer the process by which we learn the culture of a society. It is a process that starts from time a person is born.
socialization
used by anthropologists to refer to the process of being socialized into specific culture, This is the mechanism by which we learn the needs of our surrounding culture and establish the behavior and values relevant to this culture
enculturation
2 stages of enculturation
unconscious stage
conscious stage
early years of human development
unconscious stage
later years of human development
conscious stage
2 aspects of enculturation
informal aspect
formal aspect
child training
informal aspect
education
formal aspect
focuses on the acquisition of culture
socialization
refers to the process of socialization in a specific culture and focuses more on the acquisition of cultural traits
enculturation
refers to the collection of characteristics that make an individual definitively identifiable or recognized by society in which they belong. These are characteristics that are assigned to the person by the society. It reveals two or more people that are similar through their shared identities.
social identity
determines our special sense of self and our connection to the outside world. it denoted as the conscious acceptance of oneself as having a distinct identity.
self identity