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What are the key features of culture?
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1. leanred 2. symbolic 3. shared 4. all encompasing 5. inter-active w/ nature 6. adaptive or...
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what is enculturation?
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process by which child learns culture. Interaction, observation, imitation
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Which human capacities are we dependable on to learn our own cultures?
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the use of symbols, signs that have no necessary or natural connection to the things they stand...
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how is culture shared?
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Culture is shared in groups: shared beliefs, values, memories, and expectations. This is why...
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how is culture learned?
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We learn our culture through social interaction: observing, listening, talking.
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how is culture symbolic?
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A symbol is something verbal or nonverbal within a particular language or culture, that comes...
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How is Culture all-encompassing and integrated?
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Cultures are integrated systems. If one part changes (economy), other parts change as well.
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how can culture be adaptive or maladaptive
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whats good for the individual may not be good for the group, & whats good for the group may...
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In which way could economic growth be bad?
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It could deplete natural resources
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How does culture interact with nature?
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Culture takes the natural biological urges we share with other animals and teaches us how to...
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What are example of culture interacting with nature?
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Biological urge to eat. Culture teaches what, when, and how to eat.
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How is culture contested in terms of IDEAL CULTURE?
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Because it revolves around the idea that people say what they *think* they should do & what...
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How is culture contested in terms on REAL CULTURE?
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refers to their actual behavior (vs. supposed behavior) as observed by the anthropologist
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What does an AGENCY mean?
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individual and collective actions in forming and transforming cultural identity
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What is international culture?
What are examples of international culture?
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Beliefs, values, and institutions shared by many nations. Global sports, United Nations
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