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CULTURE, Philosophies - Coggle Diagram
CULTURE
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WHAT IS CULTURE?
A powerful defining characteristic of human groups that shapes our perceptions, behaviours, and relationships
A set of beliefs, practices, and symbols that are learned and shared.
Together they form an all-encompassing, intergrated whole that binds people together and shapes their worldview and lifeways
This definition of culture allows us to understand that people everywhere are thinkers and actors shaped by their social contexts
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Through the process of ENCULTURATION, we learn to become members of our group both...
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SYMBOLS
Something that stands for something else, often without a natural connection
Individuals create, interpret, and share the meanings of symbols within their group or the larger society
Example
In U.S. Society, everyone recognises a red octagonal sign as signifying 'stop'
In other cases, groups within American society interpret the same symbol in different ways
The confederate flag
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Others see it as a symbol of the long legacy of slavery, segregation, and racial oppression
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BELIEF
Refers not just to what we 'believe' to be right or wrong, true or false
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PRACTICES
Refers to behaviours and actions that may be motivated by belief or performed without reflection as part of everyday routines
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