Sunday, September 24, 2023

Chapter 3 - “Culture.”

  1. Define culture and society. Compare both concepts. 

  2. What is a community?

  3. What is the difference between material and 

non-material culture?

  1. Define and explain the concept of Cultural universals

Debate # 1: Is music a cultural universal?

  1. What is ethnocentrism?

  2. Define the concept of Culture shock. 

  3. What is Cultural relativism?

  4. What is Xenocentrism?

Debate # 2: Overcoming cultural shock. 

  1. Define the notions of Values and Beliefs

  2. Define the concept of Norms. Compare Norms Vs. Laws. 

  3. Define and explain the concept of Symbol

  4. What is Language? Explain. 

  5. Explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis about language. 

  6. Explain the difference between High culture and 

Low culture. 

  1. What is a Sub-culture? Explain. 

  2. Explain the notion of Counter-culture. 

  3. Define the concept of Innovation. 

  4. Define the notions of Diffusion and Globalization

  5. Explain the three main theoretical perspectives on culture: 

the Functionalist perspective, 

  1. The Conflict perspective, and

  2. The Symbolic Interaction Perspective. 

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