Midterm Definitions and Questions Flashcards
Faith and Vocation
Knowing who we are in Christ leads us to consider what we are to do for Him through a relationship with him and advancing his kingdom.
Ethical Action
living as God calls us to live with commitment to the sacredness of human life and to justice.
Culture
term used to describe the various knowledges and practices that are shared and socially transmitted by humans.
Cultural Relativism
Suspending moral and ethical judgments for the purposes of studying another culture group.
6 Aspects of Culture
Kinship Economy Religion Politics Subsistence Language
Values
Beliefs that attach notions such as good/evil, pretty/ugly, or right or wrong to behaviors or objects.
Norms
Ordinary ways of doing things in a culture (eating, clothing, architecture)
Non-Verbal Communication
Communication without words that includes, gestures, facial expressions, body positions, timing, etc.
Public/Private Space
how we use and divide space into public and private sectors, also applies to what we communicate about in various social arenas.
451 A.D.
The year that the Coptic Church broke from the Catholic Church
Poverty
A socioeconomic condition, but does not constitute a cultural difference in a society.
Responsible Citizenship
To love God with all that we have and are, and to love our neighbor as our self by using our resources talents and abilities
Redemptive Service
An expression of ethical action that engages in labor for its divinely ordained healing and renewal
Culture Shock
the disorientation and confusion that people feel in a different cultural or social environment.
Symptoms of Culture Shock
Fear of being robbed OCD Refusing to learn the Language Fear of Locals Insomnia Stereotyping the Culture Homesickness
4 Phases of Culture Shock
- Honeymoon
- Shock
- Adjustment
- Re-Entry
Universal Moral Imperatives
The foundations for human behavior, such as do not murder, kill, steal, lie, commit adultery
Social Use of Space
Cultures almost instinctively know which spaces are reserved for which people, or which places not to stand or sit, etc.
High Context Culture
Not everything needs to be explained, meaning comes from the context of the situation. People are more collectively and group oriented
Low Context Culture
Much more needs to be explained in words, implicit understood meanings are absent
Event Timing
Often based not on clock time, but when the most important person arrives, or sometimes the most important person comes last.
LARA
Listen - and watch what they are doing, think critically to
Ask - questions about those things they’re doing then
Reflect - on your answers by writing, list questions still to
Ask - the questions that came up in your reflecting, then repeat the process
Ethnicity/Ethnic Group
Biologically perpetuating communities recognized by themselves and others as a distinct community, having social boundaries
Why does Lee require the Global Perspective cross-cultural experience?
To raise students’ awareness of our increasingly interdependent world. To foster a respect for diversity of perspectives, help articulate their own Christian views, and how they relate to another perspective.
