CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIETY
What is society?
The way of life of a people.
What is culture?
Common acceptable and expected ways of behaving.
What are norms?
The tangible aspects of culture.
What is material culture?
Conquest and colonization from 15th century
Who are the Europeans?
a group of people who share common experiences, interest and values.
What is shared common purpose?
Dance, arts and crafts, festival, rituals and religious superstition.
What are examples of cultural traditions?
The process whereby an individual learns their group's culture
What is Enculturation?
Language, norms,values,belief.
What is examples intangible culture?
They experienced forced migration.
Who are the Africans?
The sharing of a physical space.
What is A defined territorial space?
Attending church, praying before a meal,shaking hands upon greeting.
What are examples of norms?
Foreign culture is imposed upon one or more native cultures.
What is cultural imperialism?
Mainstream culture based on taste of ordinary people.
What is popular culture?
Main contributions includes; Hinduism, Diwali festival
Who are the East Indians?
This aspect defines a group of people native to a country.
What is citizenship within a space?
They serve to teach what is acceptable behaviour.
What are societal institutions?
The existence of a range of cultures in a society.
What is cultural diversity?
Localised and traditional aspects of every day life,usually in a defined rural area.
What is folk culture?
Contributed stir fry, Buddhism
Who are the Chinese?
Exist within a space over a particular period of time.
What is Continuity over time and space?
This determines one's identity.
What is gendered practices?
The ranking or division of a group of people in a society.
What is social stratification?
Dress, cuisine,technology
What are examples of material culture?
Early migration over thousands of years from Eurasia.
Who were the Amerindians?