what constitute a culture Flashcards
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elements that constitute a culture
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- values and belief
- language
- norms and social practice
- symbols
- religion and spirituality
- art and aesthetics
- customs and traditions
- social structure
- cultural identity
2
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What can cause a change in a culture
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- Changes in the natural environment
- Changes due to contact with other groups
- Change due to discovery
3
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characteristic of culture
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- Culture can be learned
- Culture is the way humans use symbols to organize and give meaning to the things around them
- Culture is an integrated system so that changes in one cultural element will cause changes in
other elements - Includes a set of norms and values shared by members of a community group.
- Helps humans to adapt to the world in which they live
- Always changing.