Unit 2 Flashcards
What are institutions?
Ways of doing things in society, formalized in organization systems
What are signs?
Objects or gestures that express one specific message or meaning
What is the visual cultural symbol that Canadians identify themselves with?
Maple Leaf
To be human is to:
Live in a culture with specific symbols and rituals that help us to understand ourselves, God and the world
In marriage what is exchanged?
Promises and rings
What is the church’s official act of worship?
Liturgy
What is culture?
The set meanings belief values and rules shared by groups and societies at the source of identity
Does culture have the potential to harm us?
Yes
Who creates culture?
Humans
What would happen if there was no culture?
There would be chaos in society
Are their values that are common to all cultures?
Yes
Do all rituals have a bodily component?
No
Where did the earliest humans come from?
Africa
Are humans naturally religious?
Yes
What does the word symbol mean?
Thrown together
