Week 2 Flashcards
Elements of culture
Knowledge, beliefs, and social norms
Any information received
Knowledge
Accepted reality
Beliefs
Established expectation of the society
Social norms
Forms of social norms
Folkways
Mores
Values
Technology
Patterns of repetitive behavior
Folkways
Set of ethical and moral standards
Mores
Help us to develop our personality
Values
Practical application of knowledge
Technology
Types of culture
Nonmaterial culture (intangible)
Material culture (tangible)
Ideas
Languages and symbols
Religion/beliefs
Behavior/gesture/habits
Non material culture
Tools
Food
Fashion
Architectural structure
Material culture
States that new cultural forms emerge from the past through similar stages of development
Unilenial evolutionism
Asserts that culture originates from one or more culture centers, which are results of borrowed elements of the new culture
Cultural diffusionism
Believes that each group of people has its own unique culture influenced by its history, geography, and environment
Historical particularism