UCSP Flashcards
refers to a group of people sharing a common culture
Society
is characterized by a territorially localized population
Human society
is “the complex whole which encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person learns and shares as a member of society”
Culture
an anthropologist, say there are three components that go together that make up culture
John Honigmann
thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and rules
Ideas
are the dynamic components of culture. It is what people do as opposed to what they believe or feel
Activities
are man-made products of ideas and activities
Artifacts
says culture is learned, shared, and symbolic. It is learned from parents, peers, teachers, leaders, and other
Taylor
allows people to fit into and adapt to their respective environment
Cultural behavior
“middle kingdom complex” people’s feeling of superiority anchored
Chinese
have strong feelings that their customs are the more proper and decent compared to other societies
primordial societies
the view that one’s group is superior compared to another
ethnocentrism
develops cultural pride and identity, the most important ingredient in nation building
collectivism
states that there are no universal norm or moral absolute; in specific circumstances, any act can appear either good or bad
cultural relativism
includes all material objects, such as artifacts, building or landscape, tools, furniture, bridges and any physical substance which has been changed and used by people
tangible cultural heritage
