Social Exam Flashcards
What is culture?
The way a group of people organize their lives.
What is cultural diversity?
Differences between cultures
What are cultural similarities?
Things cultures have in common.
What is acculturation?
Changes brought about by the meeting of cultures.
What is assimilation?
The absorption of one group of people into another by causing them to adopt the customs, beliefs, culture, and attitudes of the majority group.
What is ethnocentrism?
Thinking that your own group’s ways are superior to others.
What is a “cultural pattern”?
A classification system to study different cultures.
What are economic patterns?
Ways that a group organizes to meet their needs and wants such as food, shelter, and other material goods.
Know the differences between industrial and non-industrial economies.
Industrial:
Produce goods on a large scale.
Machines, use of current technology.
Skilled workers.
Non-Industrial:
Small scale production of goods.
A great deal of physical work is put into the production of goods. This is called “labor intensive”.
¾ of the world’s population live in countries with “non-industrialized economies”.
What are political patterns?
Ways in which people in a culture make decisions and settle their differences.
Know the 3 types of power we discussed in class (physical, economic, authority), and be able to explain each.
Physical:
Examples of physical power might include war, fighting, terrorism, etc. Some cultures use this power in order to enforce any decisions made by their leaders; using force or violence.
Economic: Traditionally based around money, or who has the ability to affectwhat is to be produced.
Authority:
A type of power that may be given by the consent of people.
What are kinship patterns?
Ways in which a cultural group organizes the roles and duties of family members.
What is the difference between nuclear and extended families?
Nuclear:
A 2 generation family of parents and their children.
Extended:
Includes people of several generations, often living together.
What does the patrilineal line of family membership mean?
Family membership traced through the father’s or male line.
What does the matrilineal line of family membership mean?
Family traced through the female line.
