Key Concepts

Question 1

What is the key concepts?

Answer 1

1. Culture
2. Norms
3. Values
4. Relative nature of norms and values through cross cultural examples
5. Universal norms

Question 2

What is culture ?

Answer 2

Social behaviour and beliefs found in society as well as knowledge, beliefs, art, music , fashion and way of life of the individual of that particular society

Question 3

What are the examples of culture ?

Answer 3

Global culture and high culture

Question 4

What is high culture ?

Answer 4

Culture of the rich and only a few can attain. People of this culture enjoy finer activities such as ballet and opera

Question 5

What is global culture ?

Answer 5

Hegemonic culture shared around the world of growing trends of cultural products and activities being universal across different nations and products

Question 6

What is values ?

Answer 6

Beliefs and ideas society sees as important and accepted by majority of society we believe and strife for to achieve and acts for general guidelines for behavior

Question 7

What are the examples of values ?

Answer 7

Educational achievement and hard work and discipline

Question 8

How does hard work and discipline show values ?

Answer 8

Hard work and discipline in workplace from employees to influence other employers

Question 9

How does educational achievement show values ?

Answer 9

Educational achievement is seen as desirable goal by children which encourages them to work hard in school

Question 10

What is norms ?

Answer 10

Expected patterns of behaviours that are based on values of a culture

Question 11

What is examples of norms ?

Answer 11

Joining the back of the queues and obeying laws and rules

Question 12

How is joining the back of the queue example of norms

Answer 12

Based on values of order, politeness and fairness as it’s an expected behaviour of being polite and respecting others

Question 13

How is obeying laws an example of norms ?

Answer 13

Based on order , respect and obedience to the laws set in place

Question 14

How is norms and values relative ?

Answer 14

Not fixed they change

Question 15

How is norms and values relative ?

Answer 15

In terms of time or space as not the same for all people for all people in all situations

Question 16

How are norms and values relative across space ?

Answer 16

How culture can be diverse

Question 17

Simple examples of norms and values being relative now ?

Answer 17

Abortion and homosexuality use to illegal now legal , women could not vote but now can vote

Question 18

What are the studies presented for norms and values being relative but culture being diversed ?

Answer 18

• Hamar tribe
• ik tribe of northern Uganda
• Margret Mead

Question 19

How is hamar tribe different to British society

Answer 19

in Ethiopia with rich cultural ceremony and ritual

Question 20

To reach adulthood what must mean do and what must women do as part of ceremony of the Hamar tribe ?

Answer 20

Leap onto backs of cattle and women whipped before ceremony to show devotion to men

Question 21

How is Britain different to the Ik tribe northern Uganda ?

Answer 21

Family is not important to them

Question 22

Why does family mean little to Ik tribe ?

Answer 22

Struggle to survive during drought , Famine and starvation so anyone who cannot take care of themselves is seen as burden and hazard to others survival

Question 23

What happens to children according to Ik tribe ?

Answer 23

old,babies, disabled children are abandoned and Mothers throw them out to fend for themselves

Question 24

Where did Margret Mead study ?

Answer 24

Several tribes in Somoa and new Guinea

Question 25

What did Margret mead study ?

Answer 25

Male and female behaviour and gender role expectations in tribe which was different to the US at the time

Question 26

What tribes did Margret mead study ?

Answer 26

• Arapesh tribe
• Mundugumor
• tchambuli

Question 27

What did Margret Mead find about the Arapesh tribe ?

Answer 27

Both males and females were gentle and cooperative in contrast to Mundugmor tribe

Question 28

What did Margret mead find from the Mundugumor tribe ?

Answer 28

Both gender were violent and aggressive

Question 29

What did mead find in the Tchambuli tribe ?

Answer 29

Opposite to gender roles expected in the USA
Women = dominant and aggressive and not involved in children
Men = emotional dependent and decorating themselves, aggressive men was abnormal