Module 3 Flashcards
complex whole which includes knowledge, language, belief, arts, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
culture
What are the characteristics of culture?
symbolic
shared
learned
integrated
Culture, although considered as a way of life, can also
change
Meeting of cultures may be in a
first hand
second hand contant
The spread of culture. It does not require face-to-face contact.
diffusion
Takes place after an intensive contact
acculturation
This will result to subsequent massive changes in the original culture patterns of one or both groups, and the process is in two-way direction, but not necessarily egalitarian.
acculturation
It is uni-directional and often heading towards adopting the culture of the dominant group.
assimilation
refers to the process of transmitting culture from one generation to the next.
enculturation
is defined as a natural process by which organisms achieve a beneficial adjustment to an available environment. This process will result in possession of characteristics that will help human overcome the hazards and challenges of the environment to secure the necessary resources from the same environment.
adaptation
Those cultural traits that persisted through time in a particular setting are considered
adaptive
And those that are eliminated are _____ or not beneficial at all.
maladaptive
Unfortunately, since culture varies, there is a problem in the
relativity of adaptation
What are the cultural variations?
band
tribe
chiefdom
state
The basic relationship of inidgenous peoples is having a relationship with
land