UCSP Flashcards
Refers to that complex whole which include
knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws,
customs and any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as a member of
society.
Culture
Who said this?
Refers to that complex whole which include
knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws,
customs and any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as a member of
society.
Edward H. Taylor
What are the two types of culture?
Material culture
Non-material culture
is composed of
tangible things like
foods, tools, dress, accessories, and
others.
Material culture
is composed of
intangible, things such
as habits, ideas,
religions, language, and
behavior.
Non-material culture
It refers to the differences in
social behaviors that different cultures exhibit worldwide.
Human cultural variation
Categories in human cultural variation?
Religion
Language
Ethnicity
Nationality
A system of beliefs and
practices as well as a
system of action directed towards entities which are above men.
Religion
‘religare’ means?
To bind together
Religare is a _____ word
Latin
Its meaning is “to bind together”.
Religare
What are the two types of religion?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
believing in the existence of one god.
Monotheistic
believing in the existence of multiple gods.
Polytheistic
Monotheistic is the belief in the existence of how many god?
One
Polytheistic is the belief in the existence of how many god?
Multiple
The most basic distinguishing feature of culture.
Language
Culture norms and
practices are often
communicated and
interpreted through language.
Language
Example of characteristic of a language
Tone
Pronunciation
Dialects
It is the expression of
the set ideas held by a
distinct ethnic or
indigenous group.
Ethnicity
Example of ethnicity
Mangyan
Cebuano
Tagalog
Igorot
Ilokano
Maranao
It is a legal relationship that binds a person and a country.
Nationality
It allows the state to
protect and have jurisdiction over a person.
Nationality
unique
culture
characteristics of a group.
Subculture
Example of subculture?
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Religion
Political
Geographic
Social-class
Occupation
when a
subculture adopts practices intending to challenge the values of larger society.
Counterculture
Example of counterculture?
Mafia (organized crime)
Hippie protestors
Civil rights activist
measuring or judging one’s own
culture against another culture.
Ethnocentrism
Example of ethnocentrism?
Judging someone’s race
The belief that cultures should be
judged by their own standard rather
than applying the standards of others.
Cultural relativism
The differences among the
individuals on the basis of social
characteristics and qualities.
Social differences
3 categories in social differences:
Gender
Socio-economic status
Exceptionality
It is the socially constructed characteristics
of being male or female.
Gender
Serves as a guide on how males and females think and act about
themselves.
Gender
It refers to the attitude and behaviors that the society expects a person to exhibit
based on his/her sex.
Gender roles
2 categories in gender roles:
Gender
Sex
It refers to the category of persons who have more or less the same socio-economic privileges.
Socio-economic status
It refers to the state of
being intellectually gifted and/or having physical or mental conditions.
Exceptionality
a form of social identity marking membership of certain groups that share a common struggle for a certain form of power.
Political identity
a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership, and
major undertakings of a state or other polity are directly or indirectly decided by the “people”.
Democracy
3 categories in socio-economic status
Upper class
Middle class
Lower class
Latin word of culture
Colore
Latin word of culture
Colore
Medieval latin word of culture
Cultura
What does colore and culture means?
To cultivate
