Morality & Culture

Question 1

one important source of morality is

Answer 1

culture

Question 2

Culture determines what is _______ and
__________ in the context of society.

Answer 2

permissible, impermissible

Question 3

Culture is the _____ of a society and without culture, no _____ can even exist.

Answer 3

Centre, society

Question 4

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

Answer 4

-Culture is learned
-Culture is social
-Culture is shared
-Culture is transmitted
-Culture is continuous
-Culture is accumulative
-Culture is integrated
-Culture is changing
-Culture varies from society to society
-Culture is responsive
-Culture is gratifying
-Linked with society

Question 5

Elements of Culture

Answer 5

value, norm, symbol, language, knowledge

Question 6

Criteria for judging right and wrong

Answer 6

Value

Question 7

says how to behave in a particular situation

Answer 7

Norm

Question 8

Gesture and different signs

Answer 8

Symbol

Question 9

Verbal and written symbols

Answer 9

Language

Question 10

Body facts and practical skills

Answer 10

Knowledge

Question 11

idea that one’s own culture is the main standard by which other cultures may be measured.

Answer 11

Ethnocentrism

Question 12

theory that states that beliefs, customs, and morality exist with the particular culture from which originate and are not
absolute.

Answer 12

Cultural Relativism

Question 13

concerned with how similar others’ cultural practices, symbols, and beliefs are to their own.

Answer 13

ethnocentric

Question 14

First Layer of Culture is

Answer 14

cultural traditions

Question 15

Second Layer of Culture is

Answer 15

subculture

Question 16

Third Layer of Culture is

Answer 16

cultural universal

Question 17

Who suggested that culture
was similar to an iceberg.

Answer 17

Edward T. Hall