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traits of culture
chapter 3 vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is culture? | -The way of life for groups of people -share beleifs/customs |
| ethnic group | -ancestry -groups that share the same beleifs/ of family |
| language | -Sharing info and communicating -Can be verbal/non verbal |
| What are the eight traits of culture? | *ethnic groups/ ancestry *language *daily life *history *arts *government *economy *religion |
| history | -cultures have a shared history -happy-or-sad, its looking at the past |
| daily life | -what people do on a regular basis, routine -what they...... *eat *wear *sports they wear *kind of homes they live in |
| religion | -helps people answer questions about lifes meaning -a beleif system has a central god -moral behavior |
| government | -culture have some form of political system |
| economy | -how goods are produced and exchanged |
| Traditional Economy | -family or community, based on customs and rituals EX:Aborigines(Austrailia), and The Amazon People(South America) |
| Market Economy | Individual or consumer based economis system that relies on theconsumtion choices of consumers. EX: The U.S.A., Japan |
| Command Economy | -Centrally Controlled Economy where the government makes all decisions. EX: Cuba, China |
| Mixed Economy | -Economic System that incorporates some Governmental involvement into a Market Based Economy. EX: The U.S.A., Japan |