Flashcard: Understanding Cultural Dynamics — 10 carte

Culture — definition?

Shared beliefs, behaviors, values, symbols, objects.

Culture — definition?

Shared beliefs, behaviors, values, symbols, transmitted socially.

Subculture — role?

Diverse group within a larger culture with distinct customs.

Subculture — example?

Goth or skateboarding communities.

Norms — types?

Folkways, mores, taboos.

Counterculture — role?

Opposes or rejects societal norms.

Cultural Relativism — perspective?

Understand cultures based on their standards.

Ethnocentrism — tendency?

View one's own culture as superior.

Material culture — includes?

Tools, clothing, architecture.

Norms — regulation?

Behavior standards in society.