Lecture - culture

Question 1

culture shock

Answer 1

personal disorientation that accompanies exposure to an unfamiliar way of life

Question 2

culture

Answer 2

the beliefs, values, behavior and material objects shared by people

Question 3

nonmaterial culture

Answer 3

intangible creations of human society

- ex ideas like all people are created equal

Question 4

material culture

Answer 4

tangible, cars, motorcycle, facebook

Question 5

Instincts

Answer 5

inherited, biologically determined behavior patterns

Question 6

natural selection

Answer 6

• individuals not well adapted to their environment will have fewer offspring than well adapted individuals
• offspring inherit many attribute of their parents though there is much variation
• offspring inherit many of the attributes that allow them to survive & produce more offspring
• over a long time, a species evolves to contain more individuals with attributes that promote survival of offspring. The environment selects individuals better adapted to it

Question 7

machiavellian

Answer 7

cunning, deceitful, manipulative

Question 8

symbol

Answer 8

anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by members of a culture

Question 9

language

Answer 9

a system of symbols that allows members of a society to communicate w one another

Question 10

sapit-whorf hypothesis

Answer 10

people know the world only in terms of their language

Question 11

values

Answer 11

standards by which members of a culture distinguish the desirable from the undesireable