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Flashcards by Mighty Garhem, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mighty Garhem
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| Question | Answer |
| what is a pluralist society? | a society which consist numerous of different cultures People who spend large amounts and over a long period of time, develop a common culture |
| what is meant with culture? | all the values, norms and other acquired characteristics that the member of a group or society share in common. |
| Name the 3 functions of culture | 1. culture defines your identity 2. you share common frame of references 3. culture regulates behaviour |
| what is frame of reference? | same norms, values and customs |
| Why does culture regulate behaviour? | it helps people to behave in an orderly way. |
| what is meant with presentation of self? | The way we show ourselves in a role. |
| Impression management | These groups form teams, who together give a performance. (Restaurant staff for the guests) |
| Dominant culture | the body of values, norms and characteristics that are accepted by people within a society. |
| Who are the people to decide the dominant culture? | people with lots of political and economical influence. |
| Why is culture important? (notes) | 1. Makes you who you are 2. Tells you what kind of behaviour is accepted/expected in a group. 3. Knowing about culture, gives you the ability with others whom you share that culture -> Common frame reference |
| How does the transfer of culture take place? | Family, work, school, sport, etc. |
| Why is culture not monolitic? | it changes and has sub cultures |
| What is meant with: Dominant culture? | The culture accepted by everyone in ethnic society. Mostly determined by political/economical elite. |
| What is meant with sub-cultures? | Smaller groups within the society (mostly) upholding the values and norms of the dominant culture BUT with their own habits, values, etc. that differ from the dom. culture. |
| What is an ethnical sub-culture? | being a member of a group of people or originating from a certain country. |
| What is a counter-culture? | group of people who oppose the DC and do not want to take part of it and form a threat to it and do not want to join the DC. |
| socialisation | the process by which someone, consciously is thought the values, norms and other cultural features of his group. |
| what are socialising institutions? | institutions and organizations within which and through which the transfer of culture takes place in a society. (Kerstmist, carnaval, etc.) |
| Enculturation | When you learn the cultural characteristics of your group on your mother's knee. |
| Acculturation | Learning the characteristics of a culture you were not originally member of. |
| Internalisation | Certain aspects of the culture or community you belong to become so much a part of you that you automatically behave in the way that is expected of you. |
| Group identification | People feel they belong to both the dominant culture and the culture of a smaller group. |
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