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Topic 2 Important Terms
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- 1CultureSet of values, beliefs, rules and institutions held by a specific group of people
- 2SubcultureA group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger, dominant culture
- 3EthnocentricityBelief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of others
- 4Cultural literacyDetailed knowledge about a culture that enables a person to work happily and effectively within it
- 5ValuesIdeas, beliefs and customs to which people are emotionally attached
- 6AttitudesPositive or negative evaluations, feelings and tendencies that individuals harbour toward objects or concepts
- 7AestheticsWhat a culture considers "good taste" in the arts, the imagery evoked by certain expressions and the symbolism of certain colours
- 8MannersAppropriate ways of behaving, speaking and dressing in a culture
- 9CustomsHabits or ways of behaving in specific circumstances that are passed down through generations in a culture
- 10Folk customBehaviour, often dating back several generations, that is practiced by a homogeneous group of people
- 11Popular customBehaviour shared by a heterogeneous group or by several groups
- 12Social structureA culture's fundamental organisation, including its groups and institutions, its system of social positions and their relationships, and the process by which its resources are distributed
- 13Social groupCollection of two or more people who identify and interact with each other
- 14Social stratificationProcess of ranking people into social layers, or classes
- 15Social mobilityEase with which individuals can more up or down a culture's "social ladder"
- 16Caste systemSystem of social stratification in which people are born into a social ranking, or caste, with no opportunity for social mobility
- 17Class systemSystem of social stratification in which personal ability and actions determine social status and mobility
- 18Brain drainDeparture of highly educated people from one profession, geographic region or nation to another
- 19CommunicationSystem of conveying thoughts, feelings, knowledge and information through speech, writing and action
- 20Lingua francaThird or "link" language understood by two parties who speak different native languages.
- 21Body languagelanguage communicated through unspoken cues, including hand gestures, facial expressions, physical greetings, eye contact and the manipulation of personal space
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- Glossary of terms from unit BUS202 at University of New England (UNE).
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