PS9: culture

Question 1

agents of socialization

Answer 1

means by which culture is passed; people, institutions, and traditions that teach individuals in society about cultural values

Question 2

material culture

Answer 2

tangible objects that make up a culture, including objects used in rituals, clothing, and food.

Question 3

symbolic culture

Answer 3

intangible principles, values, social norms, and customs shared by a group of people

Question 4

transmission

Answer 4

occurs as individuals pass on cultural practices onto younger members of the same cultural community

Question 5

diffusion

Answer 5

occurs as cultural practices spread to members of other cultural communities and gradually become adopted

Question 6

culture lag

Answer 6

occurs after a new technological innovation or new idea is brought into a culture. As the innovation is initially new and unproven, individuals are initially unwilling to adopt it

Question 7

culture shock

Answer 7

occurs when an individual encounters a new culture for the first time

Question 8

ethnocentrism

Answer 8

occurs as one individual values their particular culture as superior to others and does not engage with other cultures in a positive manner

Question 9

cultural relativism

Answer 9

ll cultures should be viewed in light of their own merits without stereotype or prejudice