USCP L4

Question 1

is the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as members of society

Answer 1

culture

Question 2

culture is acquired through learning called

Answer 2

enculturation

Question 3

characteristics of culture

Answer 3

1. culture is learned
2. culture is relative
3. culture is shared
4. culture is symbolic
5. culture is adaptive and maladaptive
6. cultures change

Question 4

is a theory that proposes that the language that cultures use is relative and reflects the totality of being part of a group

Answer 4

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Question 5

is an object, word, or action that stands for something else and is defined culturally

Answer 5

symbol

Question 6

enables humans to survive and adapt to their environment using technology

Answer 6

adaptation

Question 7

sources of cultural change:

Answer 7

1. subculture
2. counterculture

Question 8

a small group that shares a distinct identity within the larger culture

Answer 8

subculture

Question 9

a type of subculture that refuses the norms of the larger culture

Answer 9

counterculture

Question 10

components of culture

Answer 10

1. material objects
2. non-material objects

Question 11

refers to the tangible aspects of culture that members create and use

includes symbolic objects that forms a cultural process

Answer 11

material objects

Question 12

refers to the abstract and intangible ideas created and shared by a culture non-material objects

Answer 12

non-material objects

Question 13

includes belief, values, and morals that shape the behavior of individuals

Answer 13

nonmaterial object

Question 14

are tenets and convictions that people hold to be true

Answer 14

cultural belief

Question 15

4 types of cultural belief

Answer 15

1. formal
2. informal
3. Mores
4. Folkways

Question 16

are established, written, and enforced in society

Answer 16

formal

Question 17

learned when individuals deviate from it

Answer 17

informal

Question 18

appeal to the moral views and principles of a group and are protected legally

Answer 18

mores

Question 19

are not strictly enforced and without any moral underpinning

Answer 19

folkways