Understanding Culture Society and Politics Flashcards
1
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The beliefs and behaviours
that a social group shares.
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culture
2
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consists of the
ideas, attitudes, and
beliefs of a society
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Nonmaterial culture
3
Q
It refers to any
information received
and perceived to be
true
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Knowledge
4
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refers to the objects or belongings of a group of people. Metro passes and bus tokens are part of material culture, as are automobiles, stores, and the physical structures where people worship.
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Material culture
5
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The perception of accepted reality. Reality refers to the existence of things whether material or nonmaterial
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BELIEFS
6
Q
These are established expectations of society as to how a person is supposed to act depending on the requirements of the time, place, or situation
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Social Norms
7
Q
The patterns of repetitive behavior which becomes habitual and conventional part of living
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Folkways
8
Q
The set of ethical standards and moral obligations as dictates of reason that distinguishes human acts as right or wrong or good from bad.
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Mores
9
Q
Anything held to be relatively worthy, important, desirable, or valuable
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Values
10
Q
The practical application of knowledge in converting raw materials into finished products
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Technology
11
Q
Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies
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Cultural universals
12
Q
Refers to the differences in social
behaviors that different culture
exhibit around the world.
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Cultural Variation
13
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It is a perception that arises from the fact that cultures, differ and each culture defines reality differently. Judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture.
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Ethnocentrism
14
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not judging a culture
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cultural relativism
15
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refers to preference for the foreign. In this sense it the opposite of ethnocentrism. It is characterized by a strong belief that one’s own products, styles, or ideas are inferior to those which originate elsewhere
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XENOCENTRISM
