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culture
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the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. There are 8 traits that make up culture.
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social groups
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different groups of society that can be studied - the way people are divided
Examples : gender (men/women) age (young/old) wealth (upper, middle, lower class) |
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language
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the way that people communicate and share information
Examples: Italian, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese |
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arts/architecture
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an expression of people's feelings, thoughts and ideas. Art shows what is important to that society
Examples: paintings, music, literature, dance, theater, architecture |
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daily life
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includes what people wear, what they eat, how they eat, and what the traditional homes are like in their society
Examples: suits, jeans/pizza, lamb, fish/chopsticks, forks/huts, houses |
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history
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events in the past that are shared by a society. It includes both successes and failures and other events that are important to a society.
Examples: Red Sox wins and losses, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, Declaration of Independence, 9/11 |
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religion
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belief in and worship of a higher power; people look to religion to help them answer important life questions
Examples: Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism |
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government
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a ruling power that has authority over people/area of land and performs functions for them
Examples : *monarchy - kings and queens inherit the right to rule *dictators - rulers who take control and rule as they wish *democracy - when people of a country hold the power - citizens choose their leaders by voting for them |
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economy
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how people earn a living / survive in a society. Economics are rules for how goods are exchanged and sold
Examples: *traditional economy - people do the same things their parents did *market economy - individuals decide what to produce and what to buy ("free enterprise" where the government does not interfere) *command economy - government owns the businesses and decides what to produce (socialism, communism) |
