EXAM REVIEWER Flashcards
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originated from the Latin word ‘colere’ , which means to cultivate
Culture
consist of the beliefs, behaviors, objects and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society
Culture
2 PARTS OF CULTURE
- MATERIAL CULTURE
- NON-MATERIAL CULTURE
It may be the food we eat, your cars, your houses, or anything that members of society make use and share
Material Culture
It is the intangible but this influences our behavior like our language, beliefs, values, behaviour of a family patterns and political system
Non-Material Culture
It govern our lives by giving us implicit and explicit guidance on what to think and believe, how to behave, and how to interact with others
Norms
Mark the distinction between rude and polite behavior, so they exert a form of social pressure on us to act and interact in certain ways, but failure to observe them does not incur a moral significance. We observe them in our casual social interaction and which are repetitive in nature.
Folkways
More stringent than folkways, as they determine what is considered moral and ethical behavior as they are structure to distinguish between right and wrong. Violating them typically results in disapproval or contrasting
Mores
An adamant negative norms; it is a strict prohibition of behavior that society holds so strongly that violating it results in extreme disgust or expulsion
Taboo
Norm that is formally inscribed at the state or federal level and is enforced by police or government law enforcement agencies.
Law
4 types of Norms
- Folkways
- Mores
- Taboo
- Law
4 Ambivalence of Filipino Values
- Pakikisama or Camaraderie
- Close family ties
- Utang na loob
- Hiya
The value of belongingness and loyalty to the small in-group with sensitivity to the feelings of others on the principle of “give and take”
Pakikisama or camaraderie
Blood relationship, blood is thicker than water
Close family ties
Expressing one’s debt of gratitude to someone who has done good things to you is the most appropriate thing to do
Utang na loob
A sense of shame or a social conscience that prevent him or her from violating social norms
Hiya
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another
Cultural Diffusion
He invented the first ever electrical long-distance communication
Samuel F.B. Morse
the process in which the minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group
Cultural Assimilation
Is the idea that a person’s beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person’s own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another.
Cultural Relativism
Culture is not ascribed or naturally embedded in the person’s being. It is, therefore, not inherent or inborn. It is instead acquired.
Culture as learned
Culture is not just confined to knowing things, that is, of their concepts and meanings. It not simply meant to know the truth of things but also of the goodness of things. In other words, culture serves as the norm of the people’s action. culture guides people to do things in conformity with the people’s accepted norms which they use to regulate their ways.
Culture as Normative
Culture, which exists along in time and place is passed from one generation to the next through the medium of language and behavior which make the continuity of culture possible
Culture as cumulative
Culture adapts itself to and around its geographical setting. How culture is formed and assimilated by
the people largely depends on the environment where it is situated.
Culture as adaptive