Unit 1: Cultures and Systems Study Guide

What is the definition of 'culture'? Fill in the blank: Culture is a trait that a group of people might share and the customs and norms of their ________.

• group

• weather

• animals

• technology

Which of the following is NOT one of the 8 components/traits of culture?

• History

• Religion

• Technology

• Government

What is the term for the following definition? Material culture is in the form of materials such as important items and objects that are valued by the culture such as symbols and artifacts.

• Material culture

• Non-material culture

• Social norms

• Cultural diffusion

What is the term for the following definition? Nonmaterial culture consists of values and norms that make up the culture and rule the culture.

• Nonmaterial culture

• Material culture

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural lag

What is the term for the following definition? Symbols are drawings or objects that provide value to the culture. For example, a symbol of a dove could mean peace to the culture.

• symbols

• rituals

• norms

• values

What is the term for the following definition? Values are what the culture respects and what it really means. It is their values and their key beliefs and what they hold dear to them.

• values

• rituals

• symbols

• norms

What is the term for the following definition? The norms are the rules and normals of the culture. It is the typical standards of the culture and what makes it unique.

• norms

• values

• beliefs

• customs

What is the term for the following definition? Cultural transmission is the diffusion and spread of culture. Mediums like social media and stories can play a key role in sharing and spreading culture around the world.

• Cultural transmission

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural appropriation

• Cultural isolation

What is the term for the following definition? The customs and conventions of the culture, and it is an expectancy of how someone should act.

• folkways

• sanctions

• taboos

• mores

What is the term for the following definition? Mores are not-unlike folkways but they are more serious and it would be considered unlawful to break them unlike the lesser folkway.

• mores

• norms

• customs

• taboos