Flashcards
Anthropology—Aspects of Culture
Cards in this deck (18)
- 1Cultural KnowledgeThe info, skills, attitudes, beliefs, ect, that are learned socially within a group
- 2Patterns of BehaviourThe way most people perform in certain situations within a culture
- 3CultureSocially learned knowledge and patterns of behaviour that is shared by a group
- 4Cultural IdentityThe cultural customs or beliefs that a people recognize as their own
- 5SubcultureThe cultural variations that exist within a nation
- 6SocializationThe process of social learning of a culture by children
- 7EnculturationTransmission of cultural knowledge to the next generation
- 8RoleThe rights and duties of an individual that are received in their social group because of their status or personality, etc.
- 9NormsThe shared ideas or expecttions about how certain people should act
- 10ValuesShared ideas or standards about goals and lifestyles that help shape what is important to a people
- 11SymbolsObjects, behaviours, etc, that have a different cultural meaning compared to the physical meaning
- 12Classifications of RealityThe way members of a culture divide and organize the world so it makes sense to them
- 13WorldviewThe way people interpret reality and events in relation to the world
- 14Cultural DeterminismThe notion that beliefs and behaviours are determined by culture
- 15Biological DeterminismThe notion that biological differences influence cultural differences
- 16Social DarwinismThe view that success is determined by inborn characteristics
- 17Cultural UniversalsElements of culture that exist everywhere
- 18Multi-sited FieldworkA method of studying culture that includes participant observation in more than one place