Culture and Cultural Relativism
Culture and Cultural Relativism
Course Homepage on Culture to address the following question. Discuss in detail the concepts of culture and cultural relativism.
What are the elements of culture? Cultural types? Is there an American culture? A global culture? What evidence do we have regarding a global culture? Define each and support your answers with examples. SEE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON CULTURE ON COURSE HOMEPAGE see video
CHAPTER THREE CULTURE culture cultural relativism material and ideational cultures Sapir-Whorf hypothesis general knowledge vs. guidelines for behavior norms – mores and folkways, values cultural universals Critical Period hypothesis cultural diffusion (rate) cultural leveling (process) cultural lag popular culture/high culture multiculturalism global culture/American culture cultural deprivation dominant culture, subculture, counterculture.