GLST 220 STUDY QUESTIONS
cultural systems:
economic systems - Answers :socialist and capitalist
cultural systems:
socialism - Answers :a society in which the state or community coordinates &
implements the production & distribution of basic resources. Central planning & control.
cultural systems:
capitalism - Answers :a society created around the idea of individuals gaining resources
& services based on their capacity to pay for them. Decisions are market driven.
cultural systems:
family systems - Answers :kinship and nuclear
cultural systems:
kinship - Answers :the family finds its identity in several generations of history. The
household often includes 3 or more generations.
cultural systems:
nuclear - Answers :the family is based on 2 generations. Primary group members are
related by marriage and include parents and children. predominantly western cultures.
cultural systems:
educational systems - Answers :formal and informal
cultural systems:
educationally formal - Answers :knowledge and skills from schools, books, and
professionally trained teachers.
cultural systems:
educationally informal - Answers :wisdom passed to youth from parents, siblings,
extended family, and community member
cultural systems:
legal systems - Answers :formal and informal
cultural systems:
legally formal - Answers :a very formalized system, which is chronicled in things like a
written constitution and law.
cultural systems:
legally informal - Answers :although less formalized, simple legal systems are still
binding and are passed along through conventional wisdom. Citizens and visitors are
presumed to understand and follow the rules.
cultural systems:
economic systems - Answers :socialist and capitalist
cultural systems:
socialism - Answers :a society in which the state or community coordinates &
implements the production & distribution of basic resources. Central planning & control.
cultural systems:
capitalism - Answers :a society created around the idea of individuals gaining resources
& services based on their capacity to pay for them. Decisions are market driven.
cultural systems:
family systems - Answers :kinship and nuclear
cultural systems:
kinship - Answers :the family finds its identity in several generations of history. The
household often includes 3 or more generations.
cultural systems:
nuclear - Answers :the family is based on 2 generations. Primary group members are
related by marriage and include parents and children. predominantly western cultures.
cultural systems:
educational systems - Answers :formal and informal
cultural systems:
educationally formal - Answers :knowledge and skills from schools, books, and
professionally trained teachers.
cultural systems:
educationally informal - Answers :wisdom passed to youth from parents, siblings,
extended family, and community member
cultural systems:
legal systems - Answers :formal and informal
cultural systems:
legally formal - Answers :a very formalized system, which is chronicled in things like a
written constitution and law.
cultural systems:
legally informal - Answers :although less formalized, simple legal systems are still
binding and are passed along through conventional wisdom. Citizens and visitors are
presumed to understand and follow the rules.
