Vocab 1 - Cultural Values

Question 1

puritanism

Answer 1

a religious and moral ideal in which pleasure or luxury is regarded as sinful

Question 2

hedonism

Answer 2

value is placed on living for sensual, physical pleasure

Question 3

conformity

Answer 3

an ideal in which a person lives according to a socially established norm, custom or rule

Question 4

individualism

Answer 4

an ideal in which a person lives according to personal rules and opinions

Question 5

aestheticism

Answer 5

living for the ideal of beauty in nature and/or the arts

Question 6

materialism

Answer 6

living for the ideals of wealth and possession

Question 7

altruism

Answer 7

living to help others in society

Question 8

egoism

Answer 8

living for the self

Question 9

egalitarianism

Answer 9

the ideal in which all races, sexes, age groups, family members, etc. are treated equally

Question 10

elitism

Answer 10

the idea that there are a gifted few who are more capable (and thus more deserving) than others

Question 11

realism

Answer 11

seeing the world as it “really is”

Question 12

idealism

Answer 12

seeing the world as it “should be”

Question 13

patriotism

Answer 13

belief in complete loyalty to one’s nation or “fatherland”

Question 14

cosmopolitanism

Answer 14

belief that all human beings, regardless of national identity or political affiliation can and should belong to a single community