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| Total way of life including beliefs, values, institutions, technology, language, and customs. |
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Ideas not supported by fact.
Examples: opinions, superstitions |
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| Two or more cultures influence each other and combine to create change. |
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| The "object" part of culture: material goods, things people make or build with natural or man-made resources. (architecture, technology, art) |
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| The process of learning, accepting, borrowing, exchanging traits (values, rules, and ways of operating) from one society to another. |
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| The "idea" part of culture including religion, language, spiritual beliefs, superstitions, values |
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| A group of people who share a language, history, or place of origin. |
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| The pattern of behavior expected of males and females in a society. |
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| Thinking one's own culture is superior and judging other cultures through the perspective of your own. |
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Tradition from the past that people continue to practice. It is passed down from one generation to another.
Example; hanging stockings at Christmas |
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Variety of features, many cultures within one.
Example; Portland H.S. vs Falmouth H.S. |
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| The spreading of cultural ideas. |
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| Advanced and complex culture demonstrated by government, technology, written language. |
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| Place where ideas begin and spread to other cultures. |
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One specific custom (characteristic) of a culture.
Example; In members of the Sikh religion, males are required to where turbans. |
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| 4 Characteristics of Culture |
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1. Culture satisfies basic needs.
2. It is acquired through learning
3. It is based upon symbols
4. It consists of traits |
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| The process of learning one's culture. |
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