Culture and Society

Culture is

• The laws and rules that govern society

• beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a group of people

• The physical environment where people live

• The economic status of a community

Unify means

• to separate or divide

• to ignore differences

• To bring different people together

• to analyze differences

Society means

• group of individuals with shared culture who organized themselves to meet basic needs

• system of government

• economic market

• collection of random individuals who organized

Social structure is

• laws that govern behavior

• physical buildings in a city

• pattern of organized relationships among groups of people with a society

• types of jobs available to an area

Social class means

• level of education individuals have

• number of people in a community

• cultural traditions of a group

• group of people living in similar economic conditions

Cultural diffusion is spread of cultural ______ from one _______ to another

• traits, culture

• opinions, community

• beliefs, location

• opinions, person

Negative means

• joyful

• beneficial

• harmful

• supportive

Standard of living is the level of _______ enjoyed by a ______ or society.

• quality, community

• comfort, person

• care, community

• quantity, leader

Within a country, differences in language can make it harder to _______ _____

• access education

• achieve unity

• establish laws

• share resources

What do some people see as a possible negative effect of rapid global communication?

• Improved access to education and resources

• Enhanced opportunities for global business and trade

• It may threaten cultural diversity

• Increased understanding and cooperation between cultures