Week 2 flashcards
culture is shared and dynamic this means
culture is always changing
for example 9 11 and airport security
what does it mean that culture is an interrelated system
the idea that cultural traits are not random occurrences, they are mostly adjusted to or consistent with the other cultural traits found within the group.
technological change ->
affects language
change through vertical transmission is slower than horizontal transmission tur or false
true
culture is our primary means of ________?
Adaptation
What is adaptation?
Any trait or condition that maximize’s an organism’s ability to meet its basic physiological needs and to success full reproduce this is from the three avenues
what is genetic adaptation
genotype
for example, sickle cell anemia
what is developmental adaptation
happens during our lifetime and during our developmental years
example having eskimos put their hands in ice water
also hypoxia in peru
what is cultural adaptation?
it expands adaptation to include “satisfy basic needs and wants pyschological social emotional as well as physical”
What is ethnocentrism
the belief that one’s culture is superior the only way or the best way
what is Xenophobia
fear of foreign things
what is cultural relativism
the idea that cultural values and practices should be understood within their own cultural context
what are values
emotionally charged preferences
what does idiosyncratic mean
dependent on the individual for example vegetarianism
