Cultural Anthropology Chapter 2

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concept of culture

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The system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning

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key characteristics of culture

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beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that make up a culture.

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enculturation

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social process by which culture is learned and transmitted

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symbol

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something that stands for something else

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explicit vs. implicit culture

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explicit: being aware of rules,customs regulations within the culture&learning these consciously.

implicit: aspects of culture. frequently, unrecognized by people but that give direction

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core values

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key basic, or central values, that integrate a culture

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culture as a process

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the changes and interactions in cultural systems and the processes by which human cultures change throughout time.

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cultural relativism dilemma

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the trouble of not letting cultural relativism to go so far as to create moral relativism where we can't stop wrong doings

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human rights

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a real of justice and morality that extends beyond culture

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cross cultural miscue

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failure to understand another culture by the customs of that culture instead of your own

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evolutionary basis of culture

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tool use has developed over a long period of time

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cultural universals and generalities

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we have a complex brain and infant dependancy year round. Otherwise there are none.

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national or international culture

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national: beliefs/customs shared by those in the same nation

international: beyond and across national boundaries

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subculture

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different symbol based patterns and traditions associated with groups in a complex society

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cultural diffusion
(mechanism of culture)

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borrowing of traits between cultures

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acculturation
(mechanism of culture)

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the exchange of cultural features

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invention
(mechanism of culture)

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humans innovate creatively finding solutions to problems

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globalization

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processes of diffusion migration acculturation to promote change in an interconnected world

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pluralistic society

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different cultures creating one culture

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small-scale society

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a society of a few hundred or thousand people that live independently