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For Essentials Of Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit For A Global Age
4th Edition By Kenneth J. Guest Latest Update
Graded A+
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,chapter 1 culture learning objectives
after reading chapter , the student should be able to:
1. describe the anthropological meaning of culture and its complexities.
2. explain why it is usually mistaken to equate “culture” with “nation” or “society.”
3. discuss the nonobvious components of cultural knowledge and their importance.
4. evaluate the importance of culture to human life.
key terms
culture (22)
cultural identity (23)
subculture (23)
enculturation (socialization) (24)
patterns of behavior (26)
role (27)
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,the anthropology of religion, magic, and witchcraft
norm (27)
values (28)
symbol (30)
cultural construction (31)
world view (34)
chapter summary
anthropologists use the concept of culture to understand the diversity of human experience.
culture is the shared, socially learned knowledge and patterns of behavior that are unique to a
group of people. culture is not only essential for humanity, but it is also the key to our successful
adaptation in a wide variety of environments.
though definitions vary widely, anthropologists generally agree on certain characteristics of
culture: it is learned, shared, has a profound impact on the group of people who share it, and is
central to understanding the different ways in which groups of people act, think, and feel. in a
narrow sense, culture can be defined as a mental phenomenon; material artifacts and behaviors,
for example, are products of culture in this sense. broadly defined, culture refers to the way of
life of a given group of people and explains the distinctiveness of the group. culture is shared by
definition, and always socially learned. biological differences do not explain cultural differences;
they are independent of each other. culture is passed from one generation to the next, and trans-
mitted from place to place at any given time.
attitudes, beliefs, assumptions about the world and other socially learned information that is
stored in the mind, is called cultural knowledge. the five components of cultural knowledge are:
norms, values, symbols, constructions of reality (including the natural and social worlds), and
world views through which reality is interpreted. culture knowledge is learned through encultur-
ation. it is necessary for human existence because it enables us to adapt to our environments and
provides the basis for human life, as well as shaping our view of reality.
lecture outline
culture
I. a definition of culture
a. culture is both a concept and a word.
b. the modern idea of culture developed in the nineteenth century.
c. all human groups possess culture to the same degree.
d. anthropological definitions of culture share certain features.
i. culture is learned from other people while growing up in a particular
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, soci- ety or group.
ii. culture is widely shared by the members of that society or group.
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For Essentials Of Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit For A Global Age
4th Edition By Kenneth J. Guest Latest Update
Graded A+
18
,chapter 1 culture learning objectives
after reading chapter , the student should be able to:
1. describe the anthropological meaning of culture and its complexities.
2. explain why it is usually mistaken to equate “culture” with “nation” or “society.”
3. discuss the nonobvious components of cultural knowledge and their importance.
4. evaluate the importance of culture to human life.
key terms
culture (22)
cultural identity (23)
subculture (23)
enculturation (socialization) (24)
patterns of behavior (26)
role (27)
19
,the anthropology of religion, magic, and witchcraft
norm (27)
values (28)
symbol (30)
cultural construction (31)
world view (34)
chapter summary
anthropologists use the concept of culture to understand the diversity of human experience.
culture is the shared, socially learned knowledge and patterns of behavior that are unique to a
group of people. culture is not only essential for humanity, but it is also the key to our successful
adaptation in a wide variety of environments.
though definitions vary widely, anthropologists generally agree on certain characteristics of
culture: it is learned, shared, has a profound impact on the group of people who share it, and is
central to understanding the different ways in which groups of people act, think, and feel. in a
narrow sense, culture can be defined as a mental phenomenon; material artifacts and behaviors,
for example, are products of culture in this sense. broadly defined, culture refers to the way of
life of a given group of people and explains the distinctiveness of the group. culture is shared by
definition, and always socially learned. biological differences do not explain cultural differences;
they are independent of each other. culture is passed from one generation to the next, and trans-
mitted from place to place at any given time.
attitudes, beliefs, assumptions about the world and other socially learned information that is
stored in the mind, is called cultural knowledge. the five components of cultural knowledge are:
norms, values, symbols, constructions of reality (including the natural and social worlds), and
world views through which reality is interpreted. culture knowledge is learned through encultur-
ation. it is necessary for human existence because it enables us to adapt to our environments and
provides the basis for human life, as well as shaping our view of reality.
lecture outline
culture
I. a definition of culture
a. culture is both a concept and a word.
b. the modern idea of culture developed in the nineteenth century.
c. all human groups possess culture to the same degree.
d. anthropological definitions of culture share certain features.
i. culture is learned from other people while growing up in a particular
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, soci- ety or group.
ii. culture is widely shared by the members of that society or group.
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