Key Concepts Flashcards
What is the key concepts?
- Culture
- Norms
- Values
- Relative nature of norms and values through cross cultural examples
- Universal norms
What is culture ?
Social behaviour and beliefs found in society as well as knowledge, beliefs, art, music , fashion and way of life of the individual of that particular society
What are the examples of culture ?
Global culture and high culture
What is high culture ?
Culture of the rich and only a few can attain. People of this culture enjoy finer activities such as ballet and opera
What is global culture ?
Hegemonic culture shared around the world of growing trends of cultural products and activities being universal across different nations and products
What is values ?
Beliefs and ideas society sees as important and accepted by majority of society we believe and strife for to achieve and acts for general guidelines for behavior
What are the examples of values ?
Educational achievement and hard work and discipline
How does hard work and discipline show values ?
Hard work and discipline in workplace from employees to influence other employers
How does educational achievement show values ?
Educational achievement is seen as desirable goal by children which encourages them to work hard in school
What is norms ?
Expected patterns of behaviours that are based on values of a culture
What is examples of norms ?
Joining the back of the queues and obeying laws and rules
How is joining the back of the queue example of norms
Based on values of order, politeness and fairness as it’s an expected behaviour of being polite and respecting others
How is obeying laws an example of norms ?
Based on order , respect and obedience to the laws set in place
How is norms and values relative ?
Not fixed they change
How is norms and values relative ?
In terms of time or space as not the same for all people for all people in all situations
How are norms and values relative across space ?
How culture can be diverse
Simple examples of norms and values being relative now ?
Abortion and homosexuality use to illegal now legal , women could not vote but now can vote
What are the studies presented for norms and values being relative but culture being diversed ?
- Hamar tribe
- ik tribe of northern Uganda
- Margret Mead
How is hamar tribe different to British society
in Ethiopia with rich cultural ceremony and ritual
To reach adulthood what must mean do and what must women do as part of ceremony of the Hamar tribe ?
Leap onto backs of cattle and women whipped before ceremony to show devotion to men
How is Britain different to the Ik tribe northern Uganda ?
Family is not important to them
Why does family mean little to Ik tribe ?
Struggle to survive during drought , Famine and starvation so anyone who cannot take care of themselves is seen as burden and hazard to others survival
What happens to children according to Ik tribe ?
old,babies, disabled children are abandoned and Mothers throw them out to fend for themselves
Where did Margret Mead study ?
Several tribes in Somoa and new Guinea
