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1) Culture is learned from families, peers and institutions through enculturation and varies in how basic needs are fulfilled. 2) Culture is shared among groups which allows people to act appropriately and predict others' actions, though cultures are not homogenous. 3) Culture is based on symbols which only have meaning when a group agrees on their use, such as language, money and art.

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Midterm 2

1) Culture is learned from families, peers and institutions through enculturation and varies in how basic needs are fulfilled. 2) Culture is shared among groups which allows people to act appropriately and predict others' actions, though cultures are not homogenous. 3) Culture is based on symbols which only have meaning when a group agrees on their use, such as language, money and art.

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Activity #2

Culture
I. Objective: To be able to know the culture.
II. Materials: Paper, computer, Cellphone, flash drive
III. Diagram:

IV. Procedure
1. Culture is learned. It is not biological; we do not inherit it. Much of learning
culture is unconscious. We learn culture from families, peers, institutions, and
media. The process of learning culture is known as enculturation. While all
humans have basic biological needs such as food, sleep, and sex, the way we
fulfill those needs varies cross-culturally.
2. Culture is shared. Because we share culture with other members of our group,
we are able to act in socially appropriate ways as well as predict how others will
act. Despite the shared nature of culture, that doesn’t mean that culture is
homogenous (the same). The multiple cultural worlds that exist in any society
are discussed in detail below.
3. Culture is based on symbols. A symbol is something that stands for something
else. Symbols vary cross-culturally and are arbitrary. They only have meaning
when people in a culture agree on their use. Language, money and art are all
symbols. Language is the most important symbolic component of culture.
4. Culture is integrated. This is known as holism, or the various parts of a culture
being interconnected. All aspects of a culture are related to one another and to
truly understand a culture, one must learn about all of its parts, not only a few.
5. Culture is dynamic. This simply means that cultures interact and change. Because
most cultures are in contact with other cultures, they exchange ideas and
symbols. All cultures change, otherwise, they would have problems adapting to
changing environments. And because cultures are integrated, if one component
in the system changes, it is likely that the entire system must adjust.
V. Significant Learning
Social scientists have developed two fundamental categories to define things
produced by a society. First is material culture. Material culture is physical things
that are created by a society. Material culture does not mean that it is an object that
is bought and sold; it can also be something we all make. For instance, macaroni art
is a common thing we all did as children. It is something that is common enough to
unite us and therefore part of our material culture. The other category is
nonmaterial culture, or the intangible things produced by a culture. In other words,
the parts of culture you cannot touch, feel, taste, or hold. Common examples
include social roles, ethics, beliefs, or even language. As a culture, Americans believe
in equality. But you cannot hold equality, or make it out of macaroni noodles.
Equality is something that does not actually exist; it is an idea that a culture
produces about the treatment of people. This is nonmaterial culture, and it is just as
big of an influence on our lives as material culture is.
VI. Conclusion
Culture is made up of our knowledge, common sense, assumptions, and
expectations. It is also the rules, norms, laws, and morals that govern society; the
words we use as well as how we speak and write them (what sociologists call
"discourse"); and the symbols we use to express meaning, ideas, and concepts (like
traffic signs and emojis, for example). Culture is also what we do and how we
behave and perform (for example, theater and dance). It informs and is
encapsulated in how we walk, sit, carry our bodies, and interact with others; how we
behave depending on the place, time, and "audience;" and how we express
identities of race, class, gender, and sexuality, among others. Culture also includes
the collective practices we participate in, such as religious ceremonies, the
celebration of secular holidays, and attending sporting events.

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