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| 3 CULTURAL LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY |
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1. CULTURAL TRAIT
2. CULTURAL COMPLEXES
3. CULTURE PATTERNS |
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1. TECHNOLOGY
2. SYMBOLS
3. LANGUAGE
4. VALUES
5. NORMS |
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EXCLUDE NEW IDEAS
CONTINUE IGNORANCE
CULTURAL STAGNATION |
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CORE AMERICAN VALUES
-ROBIN WILLIAMS
-JAMES HENSLIN |
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INDIVIDUALISM
ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS
ACTIVITY AND WORK
EFFICIENCY AND PRACTICALITY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRESS
MATERIAL COMFORT
HUMANITARIANISM
PERSONAL FREEDOM
DEMOCRACY
EQUALITY
RACISM AND GROUP SUPERIORITY
EDUCATION
RELIGIOSITY
ROMANTIC LOVE |
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A GROUP MAY COMPLETELY "REJECT" THE MAJOR VALUES, NORMS, AND PRACTICES OF THE LARGER SOCIETY AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW CULTURE PATTERNS.
EX. HELL'S ANGELS, GANGS, COMPUTER HACKERS, ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILIES, HIPPIE MOVEMENT, SKINEHEADS |
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| THE BELIEF THAT CULTURES SHOULD BE JUDGED BY THEIR OWN STANDARDS RATHER THAN APPLYING THE STANDARDS OF ANOTHER CULTURE. |
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SIMPLEST LEVEL OF CULTURE; INDIVIDUAL TOOL, ACT, OR BELIEF THAT IS RELATED TO A PARTICULAR SITUATION OR NEED.
EX. WEARING A HELMET WHEN PLAYING IN A FOOTBALL GAME |
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COMMON FEATURES THAT ARE FOUND IN ALL HUMAN CULTURES.
EX. ENTERTAINMENT, COMMUNICATION, BELIEF SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD RITUALS, CELEBRATIONS, PROFESSIONS |
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INDIVIDUAL CULTURE TRAITS COMBINE TO FORM THIS.
EX. THE GAME OF FOOTBALL IS A CULTURE COMPLEX THAT INVOLVES A VARIETY OF TRAITS |
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CULTURE COMPLEXES COMBINE TO FORM LARGER LEVELS, THE COMBINATION OF A NUMBER OF CULTURE COMPLEXES INTO AN INTERRELATED WHOLE.
EX. AMERICAN ATHLETIC PATTERN (ALL SPORTS) |
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THE TENDENCY TO VIEW ONE'S OWN CULTURE AND GROUP AS SUPERIOR, TO JUDGE OTHERS BASED SOLEY ON YOUR OWN CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
EVERYONE IS ETHNOCENTRIC AT TIMES |
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| EXAMPLES CULTURAL RELATIVISM |
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FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
TREATMENT OF WOMEN
NO RIGHT OR WORNG EXCEPT AS A CULTURE DEFINES IT |
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EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM
NAZI GERMANY
EGO-AMERICA |
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NORMS THAT DESCRIBE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS, BUT DON'T HAVE GREAT MORAL SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO THEM, COMMON CUSTOMS.
EX. DON'T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL |
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| INDIVIDUAL VALUES ARE CRITERIA WE USE IN ASSESSING OUR DAILY LIVES, ARRANGING OUR PRIORITIES, CHOOSING BETWEEN ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION |
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| ORGANIZATION OF WRITTEN OR SPOKEN SYMBOLS INTO A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM |
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PHYSICAL OBJECTS PEOPLE CREATE AND USE
EX. CARS, CLOTHING, BUILDINGS |
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NORMS THAT GREAT MORAL SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO THEM.
EX. DISHONESTY, DISOBEYING FORMAL AUTHORITY, FRUAD, MURDER |
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| NARCISSISTIC CULTURE WHERE EVERY ACTIVITY AND RELATIONSHIP IS DEFINED BY THE HEDONISTIC NEED TO ACQUIRE THE SYMBOLS OF WEALTH. IT'S A CULTURE WHERE LIBERALISM ONLY EXISTS INSOFAR AS IT SERVES A CONSUMER SOCIETY, AND EVEN ART, SEX, AND RELIGION LOSE THEIR LIBERATING POWER. |
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ABSTRACT HUMAN CREATIONS
EX. BELIEFS, IDEAS, LANGUAGE, RULES, GOVERNMENT |
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| SHARED RULES OF CONDUCT THAT TELL PEOPLE HOW TO ACT IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS |
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ENFORCE CULTURAL MROES
BUILD UNITY |
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SOME GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY THAT SHARE VALUES, NORMS, AND BEHAVIORS NOT SHARED BY THE ENTIRE POPULATION
CAN BE RELATED TO:
AGE
GENDER
HOBBIES
OCCUPATION
RELIGION
POLITICS
SOCIAL CLASS
GEOGRAPHY |
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ANYTHING THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE AND HAS A SHARED MEANING ATTAINED TO IT
EX. WORD, GESTURE, IMAGE, PHYSICAL OBJECT, EVENT, SIGN |
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COMBINATION OF ITEMS OF MATERIAL CULTURE OBJECTS AND KNOWLEDE. RULES (NONMATERIAL CULTURE) FOR USING THOSE ITEMS.
EX. A COMPUTER (MATERIAL) AND ABILITY TO ACCESS AND SURF INTERNET (KNOWLEDGE - NONMATERIAL) |
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| SHARED BELIEFS ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD OR BAD, RIGHT OR WRONG, DESIRABLE OR UNDESIRABLE |
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