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SS01_CULTURE_CO1_#1
🌍📗SS01_Culture,Society,Politics_FOUNDATIONS OF CULTURE_#1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Culture | A shared system of beliefs, values, practices, and symbols learned and transmitted across generations. |
| Society | A group of people living together who share a common culture and interact within organized relationships. |
| Politics | The processes and activities through which power is acquired, exercised, and distributed in society. |
| Characteristics of culture | Learned, shared, symbolic, integrated, dynamic. |
| Material culture | Physical objects created and used by a society, such as tools, clothing, and buildings. |
| Non‑material culture | Intangible elements of culture such as beliefs, values, norms, and language. |
| Cultural universals | Practices or traits found in all human societies, such as family, language, and rituals. |
| Ethnocentrism | Judging another culture based on the standards of one's own culture. |
| Cultural relativism | Understanding a culture based on its own values and context rather than judging it. |
| Enculturation | The lifelong process of learning one's own culture. |
| Socialization | The process through which individuals learn social norms, roles, and behaviors. |
| Norms | Shared rules or expectations that guide behavior in a society. |
| Folkways | Everyday norms whose violation is not severely punished. |
| Mores | Strongly held norms whose violation is considered morally serious. |
| Symbols in culture | Objects, gestures, or words that carry specific meanings recognized by people who share a culture. |