WorksheetsINTRODUCTION TO CULTURE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which are the key characteristics of culture...
Culture affects behaviours and interpretation of behaviours
Culture is learned and acquired
Culture affects your intelligence
Culture influences biological processes
Culture is associated with social groups
Culture manifests in different ways and in differing levels of depth. ______________represent the most superficial and ____________ the deepest manifestations of culture.
Symbols...heroes
Heroes...practices
Ritual...practices
Symbols...values
Artifacts...rituals
A non verbal gesture such as the ‘ring gesture’ (thumb and forefinger touching) may be interpreted as conveying agreement, approval or acceptance in different parts of the world. This is an example of...
Culture is ever changing
Culture affects behaviour and interpretation of behaviour
Culture is learnt and pass down from one generation to the other
Language both verbal and non verbal are cultural artifacts
´There is knowledge, thoughts or traditions that are lost as new cultural traits are added.
This statement shows that culture is .....
unique
different in different places
permanent
subject to gradual change
Culture influences our biological process. This includes..
What we eat
How we cook our food
Birthing and Confinement process
How many children we have
Where we work
______________ is the belief that one's own culture is superior to that of other cultures. It is a form of reductionism that reduces the "other way" of life to a distorted version of one's own.
Cultural Determinism
Socialisation
Enculturation
Ethnocentricism
Culture is associated with social groups. Choose the social groups below
Gender
Profession
Age
Religion
Political Belief
Some babies are taught to smile at strangers, whereas others are taught to smile only in very specific circumstances.
This is an example that shows culture is ......
learned
important for smiling
learned when you are a baby
very specific
Salina's culture is influenced by the role she plays in different areas of her life. She is a daughter, wife, mother, a journalist by profession, she is Arab and belong to the Y Gen group. This shows that culture is associated with _____________
generation
identities
social groups
professional groups
Culture has both universal and distinctive elements. This is related to the following two concepts
Global and local culture
Cultural Determinism and Relativism
Emic and Etic
Symbols and Articfacts
´An _____________of culture is ultimately a perspective focus on the intrinsic cultural distinctions that are meaningful to the members of a given society, often considered to be an ‘insider’s’ perspective.
emic view
etic view
ethical view
internal view
Choose examples of intra-regional differences in culture
South and North Korean
East and West Malaysia
South and North India
Russia and China
Middle East and Middle Europe
Types of Organisational Culture
Political
Community
Entrepreneurial
Social
Competitive
´This is a friendly environment to work in. People are relationship-oriented and express themselves more openly. There is a high level of involvement and teamwork. A great value is placed on trust and morale, and at times established policies may be disregarded in order to maintain positive relationships. This is the characteristic of ___________________ organisational culture.
Social
Competitive
Community
Bureaucratic
Goal: Winning
Identity: Meritocracy
Orientation: Results – winning
Approach to work: Do things best
Leadership style: Coach
Downside: Stress and burnout
This is an analysis of which organisational structure?
Community
Competitive
Bureaucratic
Entrepreneurial
