Unit I - Culture Flashcards
1
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Enculturation
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- Cultural transmission
- Children learn from adults
2
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Assimilation
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Adapting to and integrating characteristics of the dominant culture as one’s own.
3
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Acculturation
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- Adapting to one’s culture
- Accepting majority groups culture as one’s own
- Language, customs, religion, tradition adapted from one culture to another
4
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Subculture
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- Minority groups characterized by specific norms, beliefs, and values that coexist with a dominant culture
- Street gangs, mountain folk
5
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Multiculturalism
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- Many subcultures coexisting within a given society
- No one dominates
- Acceptance of most people
6
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Ethnic
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- Share a cultural heritage
- Nationality, language, values
- i.e. Hmong
7
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Race
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- Common genetically transmitted physical characteristics
- Skin color, bone structure, other genetic traits
- Black, white, asian
8
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Sterotyping
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- Generalizing all individuals in a group are the same
- PRO - provides a frame of reference reguarding people from other cultures
- CON - can lead to misunderstandings and miscommunications
9
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What are the four cultural groups?
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- Raciel
- Ethnic
- Religious
- Social
10
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What are some cultural differences?
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- Communication
- Hygiene
- Space
- Time
- Social organization
11
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Culture
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Patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in social groups learn, develop, and share.
