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Chapter 11 The Role of Culture - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 11
The Role of Culture
Culture
Collection of values, behaviors, customs, beliefs and distinguish one society from another.
Characteristics
Reflected Learned Behavior
Culture elements interrelated
Adaptive to external forces
Is shared by members of society
National Culture & Subcultures
National Culture: Supports and promotes the concept of national identity by building museums and monuments to preserve legacies.
Subculture: A group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger dominant culture.
Elements of Culture
Culture
Communication
Non-Verbal Communication
Language
3000+ Different Languages Worldwide
10,000+ Different Dialects
Translations
Social Structure
Social Group Associations
Nuclear Family
Extended Family
Gender
Clans
Social Status
Caste System
Class System
Values/Attitudes
Value: Ideas, beliefs and customs to
which people are emotionally attached
Attitudes: Positive or negative evaluations, feelings
and tendencies that individuals harbor toward objects
or concepts.
Factors:-
Time
Age
Education
Status[
Religion
Imposes constraints on roles of individuals in society
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Judaism, Shinto
Theories of Culture
The Cultural Cluster Approach
Hofstede's Five Dimensions
Hall's Low-Context
High-Context Approach
Understanding
New Cultures
Cultural Literacy
Acculturation
Self-Reference Criterion