Unit 2 Review
Across
- 1. Culture ________ a principle of understanding other cultures on their own terms, rather than judging or evaluating according to one’s own culture
- 6. a norm ingrained so deeply that even thinking about violating it evokes strong feelings of disgust, horror, or revulsion
- 7. the principle of using one’s own culture as a means or standard by which to evaluate another group or individual, learning to the view that cultures other than one's own are abnormal or inferior.
- 8. a policy that values diverse racial, ethnic, national and linguistic backgrounds and so encourages the retention of cultural differences within the larger society.
- 9. loosely enforced norms involving common customs, practices or procedures that ensure smooth social interaction and acceptance
- 10. ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or worthy in a particular group they express what the group cherishes and honors
- 12. a system of communication using vocal sounds, gestures, or written symbols; a basis of symbolic culture and the primary means through which we communicate with one another and perpetuate our culture
- 14. the ways in which people use their bodies to communicate without words; actions that have symbolic meaning
- 15. norms that carry great moral significance, are closely related to the core values of a cultural group and often involve severe repercussions for violators.
Down
- 2. a social institution that is relatively stable over time and that meets the needs of society by performing functions necessary to maintain social order and stability.
- 3. positive or negative reactions to the ways that people follow or disobey norms, including rewards for conformity and punishments for violations
- 4. __________ Culture: the ideas associated with a cultural group, including ways of thinking (beliefs, values, and assumptions) and ways of behaving (norms, interactions, and communication)
- 5. a group within society that openly rejects or actively opposes society’s values and norms
- 11. the entire way of life of a group of people (including both material and symbolic elements) that acts as a lens through which one views the world and that is passed from one generation to the next
- 12. types of norms that are formally codified to provide an explicit statement about what is permissible or forbidden, legal or illegal in a given society.
- 13. rules or guidelines regarding what kinds of behavior are acceptable and appropriate within a particular culture these typically emanate from the group’s value
- 15. ___________ Culture: the objects associated with a cultural group, such as tools, machines, utensils, building and art work, any physical object to which we give social meaning