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Midterm Quiz #2 Flashcards

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defined as human characteristics that make people different from one another

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Diversity

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refers to the roles and expectations attributed to men and women in a given society, roles which change over time, place, and life stage

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Gender

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the term used to group individuals with a shared country or region of birth or residence

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Race

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characterized as the people’s way of life which is shared by other people living in a certain cultural region

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Culture

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Everything a man does in his everyday living is dominated by his __________.

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cultural orientation

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can be defined as values, beliefs, behavior, and material objects that together form a people’s way of life

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Culture

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refers to an organization of phenomena that is dependent upon symbols and includes acts (patterns of behavior), objects (material things), ideas (belief and knowledge), and sentiments (attitude and values)

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Culture

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has been practiced by all people in all parts of the world

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Cultural Way of Life

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a complex set of patterned social interactions learned and transmitted through socialization or enculturation

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Culture

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the process a person adopts the cultural pattern or she lives in and also teaches the person what is accepted within that society and lifestyle

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Enculturation

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stated that human behavior (culture) is a product of two different and interacting evolutionary processes

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Dual Inheritance Theory

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Culture is also ______, _________, and _________

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dynamic
flexible
adaptive

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a society’s standard of acceptable behavior

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Norms

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norms that are known to be the proper way of dealing with their everyday living and social interaction

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Folkways

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these are customs or folkways that needs to be followed by society

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Mores

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formalized mores that are legislated, approved, and implemented in a society

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Laws

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these are representations or illustrations to represent a particular belief or meaning of something

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Symbols

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the system of symbols that individuals utilize to communicate, interact, and share their views or beliefs, thus making an understanding among individuals

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Language

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a sum of all ideas and concepts that is considered by a particular culture to be good, desirable, and correct conduct in day to day lives

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Values

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the basis for evaluating the rightness or wrongness of an action

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Values

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Elements of Culture

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Norms
Symbols
Language
Values

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Characteristics of Culture

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  1. Culture is Learned
  2. Culture is Shared
  3. Culture is Cumulative
  4. Culture is Dynamic
  5. Culture is Diverse
  6. Culture is Integrated
  7. Culture and Individual Freedom
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Human experiences and the knowledge and understanding gained from such experiences shape how people will think and act in a social environment.

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Culture is Cumulative

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It constantly changes as new social experiences accumulate and shape how people will respond to a social life.

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Culture is Dynamic

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A man’s way of thinking and behavior can be said to be culturally biased.

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Culture and Individual Freedom

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According to the sociologist Joan Farrante, “sociologists use the term cultural diversity to ____________.

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capture the cultural variety that exists among people who share some physical or virtual space

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includes all the material and non-material culture that a person has access to which could be useful or not in a certain social environment

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Cultural Capital

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3 Types of Cultural Capital

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○ Objectified Cultural Capital
○ Embodied Cultural Capital
○ Institutionalized Cultural Capital

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refers to all material and non-material culture that a person has or has a direct access to

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Objectified Cultural Capital

30
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also has a pecuniary value and as well as symbolic meaning that people impute to them

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Objectified Cultural Capital

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refer to all kinds of material and non-material objects that have been internalized by the people in a conscious or unconscious manner

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Embodied Cultural Capital

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learned by man through the process of socialization

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Embodied Cultural Capital

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this cultural capital consists of all material and non-material culture that everyone considers as desirable in each social setting

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Institutionalized Cultural Capital

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particularly important to success in a certain social environment

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Institutionalized Cultural Capital

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Elements of Social Structure

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● Status
● Social Roles
● Groups

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can be defined as an invisible arrangement or prearrangement that outlines how people should interact with each other and live together within the society

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Social Structure

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according to sociologist Farrante, they shape how people connect to each other and construct relationship bonds

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Social Structure

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manner by which someone can be defined by the society

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Social Status

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anything acquired through natural processes such as gender and race

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Ascribed Status

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a kind of status that is achieved through effort combined with other deliberate means

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Achieved Status

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a status that is imputed to an individual purely by chance and no effort is needed to obtain them

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Ascribed Status

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These roles are attached with certain social responsibilities that they need to perform

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Social Roles

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happens when the behavior of a person conflicts with his status

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Role Performance

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consists of several persons who interact in such predictable ways who share the expectations about who they are and what is their purpose

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Groups

45
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Who said “sociologists use the term cultural diversity to capture the cultural variety that exists among people who share some physical or virtual space. That space may be as large as the planet of as small as household.”?

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Joan Farrante

46
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What are learned rather than acquired through inheritance or through any biological processes?

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Cultural Elements

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How are cultural elements learned?

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through inheritance or through any biological processes

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