Society & Culture

Question 1

Define society

Answer 1

• The people who interact in such a way as to share a common culture
• the cultural bond may be racial, ethnic, based on gender or due to shared beliefs, values and activities

Question 2

Define culture

Answer 2

• The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people of society
• culture is learned and shared

Question 3

Define diversity

Answer 3

People of different backgrounds and cultures living together

Question 4

Define material culture

Answer 4

• physical things that people create an attach meaning to
• e.g clothing, houses, cars, food

Question 5

Define non material culture

Answer 5

• ideas that people share
• e.g traditions, languages, history
• this helps people to understand their social world
• gives people guidelines of expected behaviour

Question 6

Define a social construction

Answer 6

An idea that is created and given special meaning by people
E.g money, culture

Question 7

Define collectivist culture

Answer 7

Cultures that tend to emphasise belonging to the group as more important than personal freedom

Question 8

Define individualistic cultures

Answer 8

Cultures that tend to emphasize individual freedom and personal gain, sometimes at the expense of others