Vocabulary I
One singular person
What is an individual?
visible; can be seen
What is observable?
A model illustrating how about 90% of culture is unseen or unspoken
What is the cultural iceberg?
The part of Los Angeles where movies are made
Hollywood
a group of people sharing common traits or interests
What is a community?
the standard weather conditions of an area
What is climate?
a culture's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
What are values?
The tallest tree in the world
What is a redwood? (Sequoia)
a commonly held but oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person.
What is a stereotype?
major means of mass communication
What is media?
one example of an unobservable part of the cultural iceberg
What is economics, demographics, climate, education, religion, etc.?
What is Sacramento?
the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
What is culture?
the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
What is economics?
a system of ideas and ideals
What is ideology?
Singer of "Party in the USA"
Who is Miley Cyrus?
a web of social interactions between a group of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations
What is society?
statistics that describe populations and their characteristics
What are demographics?
the 'observable' part of the cultural iceberg
What is behaviors or perceptions?
quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.
What is diversity?