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• Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior and

  norms found in human societies
• Religion- the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
• Education- the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction
• Values - a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
• Beliefs - an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
• Values form the long-term foundation for what be believe is right and wrong.
• Material culture refers to the physical, objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture.
• Attitude - a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior.
• Aesthetic - giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty; of pleasing appearance.
• Language - the method of human communication, either

  spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
• Cultural background is defined as the ethnic, religious, racial, gender

  and socioeconomic factors (educational attainment, occupation)and values that shape an individual’s upbringing. A cultural background can be shaped at the family, societal or organizational level.
• Cultural phenomenon- known as the bandwagon effect, occurs when certain individuals behave a certain way merely because they are in the majority
• political phenomena - behavioral/socal indluences in politics on governing a particular country
• Cultural background is defined as the ethnic, religious, racial, gender and socioeconomic factors (educational attainment, occupation) and values that shape an individual’s upbringing.
• social phenomena - the individual, external, social constructions that influence our lives and development, and are constantly evolving as we age.
• Human Cultural Variation - refers to the differences of

  social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world.
• Nationality - the state or fact of being citizen of a particular nation
• RACE - is usually associated with biology and linked with physical characteristis such as skin color or hair texture
• CULTURAL BOND it may be ethnic or racial base on gender,or due to share beliefs, values and activity
• Politics is science of government; part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state; preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest.
• EXECUTIVE - having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
• LEGISLATIVE - having the power to make laws.
• JUDICIAL - of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge.
• Social change - transformation of culture and social institutions over time
• Political change - normal function of internal and external politics; the new leader will make changes.
• Internal political change - initiated by the citizen of the country
• External political change - it is initiated by other countries
• Cultural change - modification of society throught the introduction of new ideas, customs, and behaviors
• Anthropology - the study of human beings and their cultures, including their biological, psychological, and social characteristics.
• Political science - the study of the state, government, and politics.
• Sociology - the study of the development, structure and functioning of human society.
• Society is an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic or other purposes.
• Four major origins of society: Hunting and gathering, horticultural, agricultural, and industrial societies
• Hunting and gathering - the primary institution in this society is family.
• hunting and gathering - used simple technology to hunt animals ans gather vegetation for survival.
• "headman" - the political leader
• "shaman" - spiritual leader
• horticultural - uses hand tools to raise crops in this society
• horticultural - they could grow their own food in this society
• fishing societies - in this type of society it has more definite home sites and permanent residence.