Aspects Of Culture | Mind Map

Ethnocentricism

Each society placing its culture pattern at the center of things

Functions of Ethnocentrism

Encourage the solidarity of the group

Hinders the understanding of the group

Conflict often leads to social change

Cultural Relativism

Idea that all norms, beliefs, and values aredependent on their culture

Characteristics of Culture

social because it is the product ofbehavior

varies from society to society

shared

learned

transmitted among members ofsociety

continuous and cumulative

Functions of Culture

defines situation

defines myth, legends, andsupernatural

provides behavior pattern

defines attitudes, values, and goals

Culture

Explicit Culture

Similarities in words and action: directly observed

Implicit Culture

Exist in abstract form: not quiteobvious