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Recognizing culture Flashcards

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Social Intelligence

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refers to our ability to understand social relationship & get along with others

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Status

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Position (role) in society

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We develop _______ based on the statues & roles we have

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Our identity

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Not all ______ are values

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Beliefs

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Symbol

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Anything that has the same meaning for two or more people (Ex. The american flag)

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Dissonance

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Occurs when something is dissordered & produces a negative feeling that we want to relieve (Conflict between yourself, your identity, & society)

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Language

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Series of symbols used to communicate something among people

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Punishments for breaking _______ are harsher than breaking _______

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Mores, Folkways (If you break a law can go to jail if you speak without raising your hand may just get a nasty look)

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Values

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Are what society holds to be valuable, good, or important

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The power of culture

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When we use culture to our advantage (Ex. if you have a job interview can find out about the culture of the workplace like how they think, behave, or speak, etc)

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Counterculture

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Group in a society that doesnt follow rules, values, or beliefs that the main culture does

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Having acess to more ______ give a person a better way to understand people, objects, or things

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Words

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Multiculturalism

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People respect different cultures in a society & honor their unique contributions to a larger “umbrella” culture

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Popular Culture

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Culture among the average people

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What are the two vital parts of social constructions of reality?

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  1. Symbols
  2. Words
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Social intelligence requires _______ where people with social intelligence know the appropiate cultural clues in their society & can accurately read the clues given off

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Cultural Capital

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Subcultures

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Cultural groups that exist within another (Like a big city that diverse)

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Agency

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Ability to act & think independently of social constraints ( Not following social norms)

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Culture

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Refers to the characteristics of a group or society that makes it distinct from other groups & society

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Your ______ & ______ reflect the culture you was raised in

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Beliefs & Values

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______ is the driving force in the development of society & leads to different types of societies like hunter-gathers to postindustrial

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Technology

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Cultural Universals

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Cultural practices that exist in most or all societies (Like family, social structure, beliefs, etc)

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Norms

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Refers to expectations about the appropriate thoughts, feelings, & behaviors of people in a variety of situtations (What we are expected to do)

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________ reflects the value & beliefs of the people within that culture

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Material Culture

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Generalized order

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Our perceptions of the attitudes of other people (Usually see it when people say “ Most people think …”)

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Material Culture

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Consists of physical artifacts that shape people lives like clothing, food, artwork, etc

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Changes in _____ reflect changes in norms & values as people try to put current conditions into context with cultural values

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Laws

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__________ is when we know the expactations of most people even though havent asked most people

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Gneralized order

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Role

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the expectations of how people should behave, think, or feel with certain status

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Sapir-whorf hypothesis(lingusitc relativism)

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States that language influence our understanding of reality beyond the meanings of symbols (If a person froma culture with more words to describe an object will provide more details than someone who doesnt)

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Belief

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Are what wee deem to be true

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Specialization

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Associated with the growth of inequality as some skills become more valued than others

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Social Identity

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The unique set of status, rules, & traits that each of us have

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Nonmaterial Culture (Symbolic Culture)

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Nonphysical products of society that was created overtime & shared like language, beliefs, values, norms, etc)

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Culture is ________ where its created through interacrions among people

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Socially constrcuted

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High Culture

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Culture of the rich & elites

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Mores

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Refers to the belief about what is considered moral & just behaviors in society (Ex. Laws entitle what behaviors are right & wrong)

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Cultural Capital

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Type of capital related to education, style, appearance, & dress that promotes social mobility (Like a rich family have thier kids play sports, music, learn languages, elite education, etc)

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_________ is how people give meaning to things around them

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Social Construction

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What are the two basic elements of society?

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  1. Values
  2. Beliefs
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Folksways

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refers to rules of behavior for common & rountine interactions (like rasing your hand to speak in class or waiting in line, etc)

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_______ can have an impact on people’s cultural heritage even if it wasnt direct impact

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Historical events

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All _____ are beliefs

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Values

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Ethnocentrism

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The belief that your culture or group is superior to others and the tendency to view others culture from the perspective of your culture

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Cultural Relativism

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The attempt to look at other ways of life & try to understand them & appreciate them rather than thinking our way is the only way

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Generational Values

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Values one group may value but another group wouldnt (Ex. Our parent may value one thing very much but kids our age may not value it)

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Sanction

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A direct repsonse to a behavior

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Sanctions can be ______ or ______ & also be ______ or _____

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Postive or negative, & formal or informal

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Example of postive sanctions

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Can be material like money, trohpy, an award, etc & can be less formal like smiling or a hug

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Example of negative sanctions

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Can be material like getting a fine or getting fired & can be less formal like getting a frown or harsh words, etc

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When we __________ sanctions norms we strengthening society & the boundries from right & wrong

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Postively

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When we ______ a norm & negative sanctions for it we warn soceity what not to do

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Break

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Taboo

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The thought of doing something repulses people (Ex. like incest, eating human flesh, etc)

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Cultural Capital

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Type of capital related to education, style, appearance, and dress that promotes social mobility.

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