Culture and society
The shared language, beliefs, values, and customs of an interpersonal system or society
What is culture?
The group you belong to and identify with
What is an in-group?
Learning your own culture as you grow up
What is enculturation?
The type of culture values personal freedom
What is individualistic culture?
These are shared expectations or rules that guide how people behave in social situations
What are norms?
A large grouping of individuals who share a common societal identity
What is society?
The group you don't belong to or identify with
What is an out-group?
Learning a new culture after moving to a new place
What is acculturation?
A culture that emphasizes group harmony, family, and community over our individual goals
What is collectivistic culture?
What are cultural norms?
A smaller culture within a larger one
What is co-culture?
The process of learning to communicate effectively with people from other cultures
What is acculturation?
When you adjust how you speak to match another group's language style
What is code-switching?
Cultures where communication is direct, explicit, and meaning is found mainly in words
What is low-context cultures?
A culture that values competitiveness, achievement, and material success
What is masculine culture?
Switching between language or behavior styles depending on who you're with
What is code-switching?
When people try too hard to fit in with another group, it can come off as fake
What is over-code-switching?
The study of how culture shapes communication is called what
What is intercultural communication?
Culture that rely heavily on nonverbal cues, shared understanding, and social context to communication
what is high-context culture?
A culture that prioritizes care, cooperation, and quality of life
What is feminine culture?
The idea that people's identities overlap (like race and gender) and shape their experiences
What is intersectionality?
True or false: it's okay to mock another group's accent to try and fit in
What is false?
Cultural learning that happens through family, school, and media as you grow up
What is enculturation?
A culture where time is structured, schedules are followed and "time is money" is a mind-set
What is monochronic?
A culture with a laid-back approach to time and slower pace of life
What is polychronic?