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Culture
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Story ßERUTLUC ßCULTURE
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Culture ßA source of freedom because it allows us to make and remake our world.
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Culture shock
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Other examples of culture shock ßJapanese fancy toilet ßFrance – Versailles ßUS. From Japan ßEgypt – Plowing ßEgypt - Tipping
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Components of Culture ßMaterial culture ßComputers ßNonmaterial culture ßReligion, ideas, values, beliefs, customs
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis ßWorld perceived with cultural lens of language
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How does culture control us? ßNorms ßGuidelines for behavior ßPrescriptive “should do” ßProscriptive “should not do” ßFolkways ßMores ßTaboos ßSanctions
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How do cultures change? ßInvention ßDiscovery ßDiffusion
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Culture lag ßDifferent cultural elements change at different rates
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Cultural Diversity ßIdeal VS Real culture ßSubculture ßPoets, musicians, Amish ßCounterculture ßCultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held ßMilitia groups ßNew cultures ßImmigrants (Asia and Latin America)
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Interpreting Culture ßEthnocentrism ßJudging a culture by your own standards ßCultural relativism ßJudging another culture by its own standards
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Cultural Universals ßPart of every known culture ßHeterosexuality ßMarriage ßMusic ßStatus levels
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