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17 Cards in this Set
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Refers to differences in social behavior that are different in culture exhibits around the world. |
Cultural Variation/ Cultural Diversity |
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Can be a result of natural circumstances |
Cultural Variation) Culture Diversity |
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What are the 2 perceptions on cultural variability |
Ethnocentrism |
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Is a belief that one’s own culture is better than others. |
Ethnocentrism |
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Believing that the ways of one’s own culture are the only proper ones. |
Ethnocentrism |
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It drives individuals to have a strong national pride. |
Advantages of Ethnocentrism |
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It creates a feeling of belongingIt allows people to keep old traditions and practices aliveIt creates a feeling of belonging |
Advantages of Ethnocentrism |
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1.It drives us to make false assumptions regarding cultural differences2.It creates consequences within our own society and with others3.It can create a culture that is blinded by their own self-righteousness. |
Disadvantages of Ethnocentrism |
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it is the idea that a person’s beliefs, values and practices should be understood based on that person’s own cultures, rather than be based against the criteria of another. |
Cultural Relativism |
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The attempt to judge behavior according to its cultural context. The principle that an individual person’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture. |
Cultural Relativism |
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could occur within any type of society, provided that conditions for change have been met, and habits or cultural traits are continuously influenced by social interactions and assimilation from other groups or societies. |
Cultural Change |
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Culture is always changing as man adds new techniques to the old, constantly modifying and improving them, discarding what no longer seems useful and acceptable. |
Cultural Change |
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The process of spreading cultural traits from one society to anotherThis is the movement of one idea, belief, or value system from one culture to another. Traits may be adapted by the new culture, but meanings and connotations may differ from one society to another. |
Cultural Diffusion |
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Refers to the obliteration of old culture, specifically when new technologies and knowledge about certain cultural processes are formed
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Cultural loss |
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the process through which cultures become more and more alike. |
Cultural Leveling |
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Refers to the phenomenon that occurs when changes or advancement in material culture occur before or at a faster rate than the changes in non-material culture |
Cultural Lag |
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It is an experience a person which may have as one moves to a cultural environment which he or she is not familiar with |
Cultural Shock |
