Culture
a system of knowledge, beliefs, patterns or behaviors, artifacts, and institutions that are created, learned, and shared by a group of people.
Enculturation
a process of learning culture
Norms
ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or towards certain other people
Values
fundamental beliefs about what is impression, true, or beautiful, and what makes a good life
Mental Maps of Reality
cultural classifications of what kinds of people and things exist, and the assignment of meaning to those classifications
Cultural Relativism
understanding a groups beliefs and practices within their own cultural context, without making judgement
Unilineal Cultural Evolution
the theory proposed by the nineteenth century anthropologist that all cultures naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages from simple to complex
Historal Particularism
FRANZ BOAZ
The idea that cultures develop in specific ways because of their unique histories
Structural Functionalism
a conceptual framework post that each element of society serves a particular function to keep the entire system in equilibrium
Interpretivist Approach
the conceptual framework that sees culture primarily as symbolic of deep meaning
Power
the ability or potential to bring about change through action or influence
Statification
the uneven distribution of resources and privileges amount participants in a group or culturee
Hegemony
the ability of a dominate group to create consent and agreement within a population with the use of force or threat
Agency
the potential power of individuals and groups to contest cultural norms, values, symbols, mental maps of reality, institutions, and structures of power
Cosmopolitanism
a global outlook emerging in response to increasing globalization