The Self Embedded In Culture Flashcards
Study of man and human behavior
Anthropology
Centers around the idea of culture as a living extension of the human self and authentic indicator of intelligence and human experience that makes money money
Contemporary Anthropology
It is a system of human behavior and thought
Culture
Who proposed that culture is a system of human behavior and thought
Edward Tylor
Cultural influences that shape the self
• Material Component
• Cognitive Component
• Normative Component
All tangible materials that are inherited from the previous generation
Material Component
All body of knowledge, skills and other capabilities handed down from one generation to another
Cognitive Component
Pertains to either natural, supernatural, technical or magical knowledge
Knowledge
Learned or discovered technique or process of creating tangible objects that a person should have in order to survive the day-to-day living
Skill
Pertains to prescription or standards of behavior that govern the relationship of individuals in the society
Normative Component
This prescription or standard of behavior is popularly known as
Social Norm
Social norms are classified into two
- Formal
- Informal
It refers to what has generally been written down and involves strict rules for punishments to offenders
Formal
It refers to the generally understood customs or standards of behavior but is not precisely recorded nor has any specific punishment or sanction for the violators
Informal
Are the general rules of customary and habitual ways and patterns of expected behavior in the society
Folkways
It refers to the special folkways that are generally emphasized the cause they are deemed necessary for the welfare of the society
Mores
With culture, humans are ___
Unified
Society continuously evolved from one period of time to another
Cultural change
The tendency for change in technology not immediately resulting to a change in culture
Cultural Lag
Is a situation where one society barrows the culture of another society and uses it as new part of the culture
Cultural borrowing
The transmission of knowledge is made possible through the use of _______ as the most powerful tool for human learning
Language
He provided the list of cultural universal
George Murdock
It does not pertain to any sub parts only. It is a complex whole which has many mutually interdependent parts
Whole or integrated
The belief that one’s own culture is relatively inferior compared to the culture of another society
Xenocentrism
