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1
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What is culture?

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System of shared values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms

2
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Culture is not inherited, rather it is…

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learned from one generation to the next.

3
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What are values?

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Ideas of right and wrong.

Positive are rewarded, negative are punished by society.

4
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What are beliefs?

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A shared view of reality.

Physical and non-physical.

5
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What are behaviors?

A

Observable patterns of action.

Habits and personal.

6
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What are norms?

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Range or permissible behaviors.

7
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What are symbols?

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Represents something culturally significant but not physically present.

8
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What are sanctions?

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Actions used by society to punish or reward behaviors.

Positive or negative.

9
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What are taboos?

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Absolutely prohibited actions.

10
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What are stereotypes.

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Inaccurate generalizations about a group.

11
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What are biases?

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Personal prejudices that impair judgment.

12
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What is culture shock?

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Confusion or anxiety from being exposed to an alien culture or environment.

13
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What is an insurgency?

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An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a government through subversion, propaganda, and armed conflict.

14
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What is counterinsurgency (COIN)?

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The controlled application of national power to support the standing government, gain popular support, and defeat an insurgency.

15
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What is the primary objective of a COIN operation?

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Foster development of an effective, legitimate government.

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What is the most commonly known objective of a COIN operation?

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“Win hearts and minds”