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| The ideas and ways of life and certain people in a certain time. |
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| What are the two types of culture and waht is the differnce between them? |
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Material- everything we have or want
Non- Material- anything we need or have |
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| 3 ways culture is transmitted from one person to another. |
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| watching, listening, participating |
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| What are the key elements shared by all groups of people in societies throughout the history of humankind? |
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| Define the Political universal element |
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- Describes who has power and control
- Occurs are various scales: family, community, state, country and international. |
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| Define the Intellectual universal element |
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-Identifies the tools, technology and ideas of a culture.
- Ranges from formal/informal education, to tools for daily tasks, to societal environments. |
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| Difference between informal and formal |
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Informal- family, friends, and other resources
Formal- education |
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| Define the Geographical universal element. |
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-Describes the physical make up and how it influences the culture.
- Is also used to identify the location of cultures |
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| Name the Geographical features. |
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| rainfall, temperature, elevation, soils, mountains, lakes, rivers, site and situation |
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| Define the economic universal element |
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| explains how a culture meets the basic requiremetns of daily life. |
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| Define the Religion universal element. |
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- how the culutre explains the creation of earth and people.
-Also used to describe the role of faith in daily activity. |
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| Define the Social universal element |
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-Describes the role of language and other forms of communication within a culture
-common tradition practiced by those within a culture.
- Explains the role gender, age, race, and economics postion play within cultural groups. |
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| What is a Culture Hearth? |
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- The birthplace or a particular cultural trait.
- New ideas, values, and practices spread from here. |
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| How do cultural traits, ideas, or inventions spread from one place to another? |
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| Through the process of cultural diffusion. |
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| When a person applies thier own cultural standards or beliefs to the actions of beliefs of another culture. Ethnocentrism creats misunderstandings and stereotypes. |
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| What is a prejudice/stereotype? |
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| Irrational, inflexible generalization about an entire group of people. |
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| The unequal treatment of others on the basis of group membership. |
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| 3 principles in dealing with these errors? |
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| STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, DO THE RIGHT THING. |
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| Believe in more than one god. |
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| Atheist believe there is no god. |
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| Secularist argue that religion should not play any part in political/educational systems of a country. |
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| no government, lack of order, no laws, no inforcement, no justice, fear. |
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| All adult citizens are allowed to participate and have a say in the running of the government and the constitution guarantees individual freedoms and rights. |
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| Citizens do no participate, power is controlled by one or a few people, no individual rights. |
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| Kings, Queens, Czars, Kaisers |
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| A single political party dominats and no opposition parties are allowed |
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| Government claims to rule on behalf of God or higher power. Policies are heavily influenced by religion. |
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| Combo of authoritarian political and socialist/ command economic philosophies. State owns the land and means of production. OVer throw of a government maybe violent or bloodless. |
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| Physical systems of a countrys or communities population. Includes roads, utilities etc. |
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