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Business
Undergraduate 3
09/22/2014

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culture
Definition
set of values beliefs rules and institutions held by a specific group sum total ways of living
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ethnocentricity
Definition
belief that ones own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of other
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cultural literacy
Definition
detailed knowledge of culture that enables a person to function happily and effectively within it
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subculture
Definition
people who share a unique way of life within a larger subculture
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cultural aesthetics
Definition
all that a culture considers to be in good taste
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values
Definition
ideas beliefs and customs to which people are emotionally attached
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attitudes
Definition
positive or negative evaluations feelings and tendencies people hold toward objects and concepts
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cultural diffusion
Definition
spread of cultural traits across cultures causes much central change
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manners
Definition
appropriate behavior speech and dressing in general
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customs
Definition
traditional ways or behavior in specific circumstances
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how do customs differ from manners
Definition
customs define appropriate ways of behavior in specific situations
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social structure
Definition
social group two or more who identifies and interacts with each other
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social stratification
Definition
process of ranking people into social layers
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social mobility
Definition
ease of moving up or down a cultures social ladder according to income
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class system
Definition
lets personal ability and action decide social status
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