LG2

Question 1

A group of interacting individuals sharing the
same way of life and living in the same state or territory.

Answer 1

SOCIETY

Question 2

The two Foundations of Society:

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1. Status
2. Roles

Question 3

• The relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something.
• Also called “social status”, it is the rank that an individual holds.

Answer 3

STATUS

Question 4

assigned to individuals
at birth.

Answer 4

ASCRIBED STATUS

Question 5

requiring special
qualities and gained through competition and
individual effort.

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ACHIEVED STATUS

Question 6

2 types of Status

Answer 6

ASCRIBED STATUS
ACHIEVED STATUS

Question 7

• the collection of all the shared products of human beings.
• The term is derived from the Latin “colere”. Which means to tend to the earth and grow, or
  cultivation and nurture.

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CULTURE

Question 8

Kinds of Culture:

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1. MATERIAL CULTURE
2. NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

Question 9

• the physical object that people create.
• Examples: Mobile phones, clothing, books, building, cooking utensils, etc.

Answer 9

MATERIAL CULTURE

Question 10

• the abstract human creations.
• Examples: Language, ideas, beliefs, rules, skills.

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NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

Question 11

• a means of identifying and placing an individual
  in society.

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ROLE

Question 12

five basic elements of culture:

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1. Symbols
2. Language
3. Values
4. Norms

Question 13

• Anything that stands for “something else” and
  has attached meaning to it.

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SYMBOL

Question 14

• The organization of written or spoken symbols into standardized systems.

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LANGUAGE

Question 15

• Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable and undesirable.

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VALUES

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Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations.

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NORMS

Question 17

Concepts of Culture:

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1. CULTURE TRAITS
2. CULTURE COMPLEXES
3. CULTURE PATTERN
4. CULTURAL UNIVERSAL
5. CULTURE CLASH
6. CULTURE REGIONS

Question 18

• The smallest unit of culture
• An individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need
• Single attribute of a culture
• Ex: bowing to show respect

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CULTURE TRAITS

Question 19

• Individual culture traits combine to form culture complexes.
• The cluster of interrelated traits.
• Combination of all culture traits

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CULTURE COMPLEXES

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Culture complexes combine to form large units called culture patterns.

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CULTURE PATTERN

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• human being everywhere is the product of the same evolutionary process, and
  all of us have the same needs that must be met if we are to survive
• is an element, pattern, trait, or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide.

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CULTURAL UNIVERSAL

Question 22

• The difference among different cultural domains can be expected to generate most of the conflict around the globe.
• Conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values.

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CULTURE CLASH

Question 23

• Region that includes places and
  peoples with similarities in their culture complexes
• People in culture region often share a sense of common culture and regional identity

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CULTURE REGIONS

Question 24

an attitude that one’s own culture is superior to those of other peoples.

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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an attitude that one’s own culture is inferior to those of other peoples.

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XENOCENTRISM

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- the ability to understand a culture on its own terms and not to make judgments using the standards of one’s own culture. - The goal of this is to promote an understanding of cultural practices that are not typically part of one’s own culture.

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM

Question 27

Two different categories of cultural relativism:

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1. ABSOLUTE 2. CRITICAL

Question 28

Creates questions about cultural practices in terms of who is accepting them and why.

Answer 28

CRITICAL

Question 29

Everything that happens within a culture must and should not be questioned by outsiders.

Answer 29

ABSOLUTE