Culture: Introduction and Concept, Culture and Trait, Characteristics
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Introduction and Concept
- Humans learn as members of group
- Can be Behaviour, value, attitude, belief, skills, etc.
- Values- ideals shared by a group; vary with time
- Material โ ever-changing due to advancements
- Norms- rules
- Material vs non-material culture
Culture and Trait
- Trait is the smallest unit of culture
- Related to need or situation
- Symbols and beliefs . E. g. Mangal sutra, belief in God
- Sum of cultural traits = culture
- Culture complex?
Characteristics
Associated Terms
- Cultured individual
- Explicit and implicit culture
- Sub-culture
- Contra-culture
- Culture area
- Cultural diffusion
- Acculturation
- Ethnocentrism
- Cultural lag
- Sensate culture
- Assimilation
- Enculturation
- Cultural relativism
MCQs
Q. 1. Transmission of traits from one culture to another is sociologically termed as
a) Acculturation
b) Diffusion
c) Assimilation
d) Enculturation
Ans. d
Q.2. The view that without using the values of oneีs own cultured to judge all others is known as:
a) Individualism
b) Ethnocentrism
c) Culture of objectivity
d) Cultural relativism
Ans. d
Q.3. Ethnocentrism refers to:
a) Appreciating cultural traits of other groups
b) The tendency of a cultural group to uphold and sustain traditional culture
c) The attitude that oneีs own culture or group is superior to another
d) The attempt to modernize traditional cultural values
Ans. C
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โ Manishika