UCSP Flashcards

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is a discipline that
examines human
behavior and society.

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social science

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sociology, psychology,
Pol Sci. Economics,
Anthropology,
geography, linguistics
and Demography.

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social sci ex

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focuses on the study
of the physical
world

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NATURAL SCIENCE

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Physical science,
Chemistry, Physics,
Biology.

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NATURAL SCI EX

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scientific study of society,
including patterns of social
relationships, social
interaction, and culture

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SOCIOLOGY

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is the study of social life, social change,
and the social causes and consequences
of human behavior

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SOCIOLOGY

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7
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sociology derived from the latin word

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socius

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socius

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companion

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sociology derived from the greek word

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logos

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logos meaning

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speech or companion

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branches of sociology

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-social organization
-social psycholoy
-human ecology
-applied sociology
-population studies
-social change
-sociological theory and research

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12
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How society is
structured

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social organization

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13
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families, schools and government

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social organization

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14
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How people think and
act because of others

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Social Psychology

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15
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Studying population
changes and trends

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Population Studies

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16
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Peer pressure and
group behavior

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Social Psychology

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16
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How people interact
with their environment

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HUMAN ECOLOGY

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17
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How cities grow and
impact nature

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HUMAN ECOLOGY

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17
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Using sociology to
solve real problems

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Applied Sociology

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17
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Improving education
systems

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Applied Sociology

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18
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Birth rates and aging
populations

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Population Studies

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19
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How society changes
over time

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Social Change

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20
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The impact of
technology on daily life

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Social Change

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21
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Understanding and
studying social behavior

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Sociological Theory and Research

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22
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Researching why people
follow certain trends

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Sociological Theory and Research

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23
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is the scientific study of the origins of humans, how we have changed over the years, and how we relate to each other, both within our own culture and with people from other cultures

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anthropology

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24
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WHY DO WE
NEED TO STUDY
SOCIOLOGY?

A

A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL
WORLD; A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR
OWN LIFE

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25
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arts and science

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anthropology

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anthropology originates from two word in greek

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anthropos and logos

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anthropos meaning

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“man” or “human being”

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28
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Father of American Anthropology

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FRANZ BOAZ

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29
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logos meaning

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study

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30
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widely accepted as the forerunner of
anthropology

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HERODOTUS

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31
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He compared the WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS
(Greeks) to EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS (
Persians)

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HERODOTUS

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32
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His works focused on rejecting the
biological basis of racism or racial
discrimination

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FRANZ BOAZ

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33
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He pioneered the importance of
fieldwork as opposed of armchair
anthropology

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FRANZ BOAZ

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34
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his work of anthropological research
led to the understanding of Cultural
Relativism

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FRANZ BOAZ

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35
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He successfully documented the kinship system of
IROQUOIS

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LEWIS HENRY MORGAN

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36
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His societal/cultural evolution presents three stages: savaged, barbaric, civilized

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LEWIS HENRY MORGAN

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37
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the one that practice metallurgy,
domestication of animals and agriculture

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Barbaric society

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37
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the one that utilizes crude
technology like fire, bow and pottery

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savaged society

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38
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development and system of writing

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Civilized society

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38
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Pioneer of participant observation

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Bronistaw Malinowski

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39
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Emphasized the importance of studying
societies through direct, long-term
fieldwork

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Bronistaw Malinowski

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40
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studies lifeways and tradition of human groups (beliefs, economic activities, material culture, and even political system)

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cultural anthropology

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41
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study that allows for a cross-cultural comparison

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ethnology

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41
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the holistic study of culture

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ethnography

42
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Excavating ancient ruins
to learn about past civilizations

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archaeology

43
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Examines the relationship of language and
culture of a group of people

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LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

43
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The study of past human societies
through their physical remains.

A

archaeology

44
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Exploring how languages develop
and change over time.

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LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

45
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traces the development of
and evolution of language.

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Historical Linguistics

46
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Focuses on the
understanding the grammar and syntax of
particular language

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Descriptive Linguistics

47
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identifies how words and
their usage represent the cultural norm of society

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Social Linguistics

48
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The study of human evolution
and biological diversity

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Biological (or Physical) Anthropology

48
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Researching how
humans evolved from earlier
species

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Biological (or Physical) Anthropology

49
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pol sci came from the greek word

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polis

50
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polis means

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city-state

50
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scire means

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to know

50
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pol sci came from the latin word

A

scire

51
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is a discipline in socialscience concerned
primarily in the state, government, and
politics. It focuses widely in political theory
and its practice and the analysis of political
systems and behavior

A

political science

52
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Often referred to as the “Father of
Political Science

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Aristotle

53
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An Italian Renaissance political
philosopher, best known for
“The Prince”

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Niccolò Machiavelli

54
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Father of
Liberalism

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John Locke

55
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Locke’s writing

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“Two Treatises of Government,”

56
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A French philosopher whose work
“The Social Contract” emphasized
the importance of general will and
popular sovereignty in political
theory

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

57
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Father of Communism

A

KARL MARX

58
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Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital

A

KARL MARX

59
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German thinker who critiqued
capitalism and advocated for a classless
society

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KARL MARX

60
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Branches of political science

A

-political theory
-comparative politics
-international relations
-political economy
-public administration
-public policy
-political methodology

61
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Studies ideas about politics, government,
justice, and the rights and obligations of
citizens. It explores philosophical
questions like “What is the best form of
government

A

Political Theory

62
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Compares different political systems
and governments around the world

A

Comparative Politics

63
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Focuses on relationships between
countries, including issues like war,
diplomacy, trade, and international
organizations

A

International Relations

64
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Examines the relationship between
politics and economics, exploring how
policies affect economic systems and
vice versa

A

Political Economy

65
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Analyzes the creation and impact of
laws and policies, looking at how
decisions are made and their effects
on society

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Public Policy

65
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Focuses on how government
workers and agencies put laws and
policies into action

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Public Administration

66
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Uses statistical methods and models
to study political phenomena and
analyze data

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Political Methodology

66
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way of life of a group of people

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culture

67
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the people interact in such a way as to share a common culture

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society

68
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geographic meaning and refer to people who share a common culture in a particular location

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society

69
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consists of objects of a society

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culture

70
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classification of culture

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materia; non-material: cognitive, normative

70
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consists of the people who share a common culture

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society

71
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includes all material objects or those components or elements of culture with physical representation

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material culture

72
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there are components of culture that are nontangible or without physical representation

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non-material culture

73
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includes the ideas, concepts, philosophies, designs, etc. that are products of the mental or intellectual functioning and reasoning of the human mind

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cognitive culture

74
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includes all the expectations, standards and rules for human behavior

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normative culture

75
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elements of culture

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-beliefs
-values
-language
-technology
-norms

76
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conceptions or ideas people have about what is true in the environment around them like what is life

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beliefs

77
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what is good or bad

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values

78
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shared set of spoken and written symbols

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language

79
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specific rules/standards to guide appropriate behavior

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norms

79
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application of knowledge and equipment to ease the task of living and maintaining the environment

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technology

80
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types of norms

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proscriptive and prescriptive

81
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defines and tells us things not to do

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proscriptive

82
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defines and tells us things to do

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prescriptive

83
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forms of norms

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-folkways
-mores
-taboos
-laws

84
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taken more seriously and are strictly enforced “essential to our core values

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mores

84
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known as custom, norms for everyday behavior

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folkways

85
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strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior

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mores

86
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hold so strongly that violating it results in extreme disgust

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taboos

87
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formally enacted by a political authority

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laws

88
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is learned through families, friends, institutions and media

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culture is learned

89
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process of learning about culture

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enculturation

90
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usually shared similar behavior patterns which develop overtime

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culture is shared

91
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different cultural manifestation distinguished one society from another

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culture is integrated

92
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adopts to various environmental and geographical conditions

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culture is adaptive and dynamic

93
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manifest concepts and ideas, and a symbol stands for different , meaning for different societies

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culture is symbolic

94
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no single tangible manifestation that can take the form of culture itself

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culture is abstract

95
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different perspective of culture

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-ethnocentrism
-xenocentrism
-xenophobia
temporocentrism
cultural relativism

96
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comparing other cultural practices with those of one’s own and automatically finding those other cultural practices to be inferior

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ethnocentrism

97
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refers to a reference for the foreign

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xenocentrism

98
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the fear of what is perceived ass different, foreign or strange

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xenophobia

99
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one’s time culture is important than other time culture

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temporocentrism

100
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it is the principle that an individual human’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture

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cultural relativism