Meaning of Culture
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| True or False. Everyone is born into a culture. | True
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| All the things that make up a people's entire way of life is called | Culture
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| Scientists who study culture around the world are called | Anthropologists
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| What four elements make up a culture? | Religion, Food, Customs/Traditions, & Govt/Economics
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| What does social organization do for the people of the culture? | Helps them work together to meet their needs (or the needs of the group)
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| Every culture needs what type of structure? | Social Structure
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| What is the most important unit of social organization? | Family
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| A typical family pattern of parents and children is also called | The Nuclear Family
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| The Nuclear Family is common in | Industrial societies
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| When several generations live within one household it is called | An Extended Family
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| True or False. Extended families are rare around the world. | False.
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| Cultures with common extended family units often have a strong respect for | The Elders
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| True or False. The person who exercises authority within a family is always the same within every culture. | False. It varies greatly from culture to culture.
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| When the father is the main decision maker, that is known as | Patriarchal
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| When the mother is the main decision maker, that is known as | Matriarchal
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| Most cultures have what that ranks people by status? | Social Classes
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| What are the things that cultures use to separate people into classes? | Occupation, Education and Ancestry
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| What is a 2000 yr old example of ranking people into social classes? | India's Caste System
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| In the past, if people were born into a class then they generally | stayed there, did not move up or down
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| Today, if people are born into a class then they generally | move up the social ladder
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| Social mobility is achieved through what three avenues? | Education, Marriage & Accumulated Wealth
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| What is the cornerstone of culture? | Language
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| What aspect of human life do all cultures have? | Language
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| Through history what means of communication have some cultures NOT developed | Forms of Writing; Some did, but not all
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| What do people who speak the same language often share? | Similar beliefs and cultures
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| What aspect of culture often supports the values of the culture? | Religion
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| True or False. Religious beliefs are the same and seldom varied. | False. Very False.
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| Defined as the belief in one god | monotheism
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| Defined as a belief in many gods | polytheism
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| What is are three examples of monotheism? | christianity, judaism, islam
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| What is an example of polytheism? | Hinduism
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| What is an example of religious differences than cause conflict within a region? | Israel vs Palestine; Muslims vs Christians
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| A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. | Democracy
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| A system of government by one person with absolute power. | Autocracy
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| A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. | Oligarchy
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| The absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual; chaos; lack of a recognized authority | Anarchy
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