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Culture Questions Define culture in your own words.
Briefly describe your own culture.
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The Elements of Culture
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I. Defining Culture A. Culture is the total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.
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II. Culture Change and Exchange
A. Taking existing technology and resources to create something new to meet a need is called innovation. B. The Spread of ideas inventions or patterns is called Diffusion.
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C. Individuals in a society must decide whether the innovation is useful and consistent with its basic principles. 1. Acculturation occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation.
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III. Language Language helps establish a cultural identity.
1. It builds a group identity and a sense of unity among those who speak the language. 2. Language can also divide people.
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B. Versions of a language are called dialects.
C. Like other aspects of culture, language can be diffused in many ways
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IV. Religion Monotheistic, a belief in one god
A. There are three categories of religions. Monotheistic, a belief in one god polytheistic, a belief in many gods. animistic, or traditional, often with belief in divine forces in nature.
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