3.1 Introduction to Culture

• What are cultural values?

  Core principles of a culture
• What does collectivism prioritize in cultural values?

  Group harmony
• The adoption of smartphones is an example of an internal cultural innovation
• Culture is innate and passed down through genetics.

  False
• Nonmaterial culture includes beliefs, values, and customs.

  True
• Religion provides a cultural worldview and guides moral behavior.


  True
• Cultural customs include traditional practices and rituals.


  True
• What are the intangible aspects of culture called?

  Nonmaterial culture
• Language is the primary means of communication within a culture and reflects cultural values
• Culture refers to the shared beliefs, customs, practices, and social behaviors that define a particular group of people
• Material culture refers to the physical, tangible aspects of a culture
• Language is the primary means of communication within a culture
• Cultural beliefs are principles or ideas that people accept as true
• The physical, tangible aspects of a culture are known as material
• The elements of culture work independently and do not shape each other.

  False
• Social institutions such as family, education, and government shape cultural activities and interactions
• Match the cultural value with its example:

  Individualism ↔️ Self-reliance

  Collectivism ↔️ Family harmony

  Hierarchy ↔️ Indian caste system

  Egalitarianism ↔️ Scandinavian welfare state
• Order the internal and external factors influencing cultural change:

  1️⃣ Internal innovations

  2️⃣ Generational shifts

  3️⃣ External diffusion

  4️⃣ Globalization

  5️⃣ Conflicts/Crises
• Match the cultural component with its description:

  Beliefs ↔️ Principles or ideas accepted as true

  Customs ↔️ Traditional practices and rituals

  Practices ↔️ Daily routines and habits

  Social Behaviors ↔️ Ways individuals interact
• Match the type of culture with its description:

  Material Culture ↔️ Tangible cultural aspects

  Nonmaterial Culture ↔️ Intangible cultural aspects

  Popular Culture ↔️ Widely accepted cultural elements

  High Culture ↔️ Cultural elements of the elite
• Arrange the components of cultural practices in order of their importance to cultural identity:

  1️⃣ Language

  2️⃣ Religion

  3️⃣ Arts and Aesthetics

  4️⃣ Social Institutions
• Match the cultural element with its example:

  Material Culture ↔️ Technology

  Nonmaterial Culture ↔️ Values

  Popular Culture ↔️ Social media

  High Culture ↔️ Classical music
• Match the cultural element with its description:

  Popular Culture ↔️ Widely accepted cultural elements

  High Culture ↔️ Cultural elements of the elite
• What role does religion play in many cultures?

  Cultural worldview
• Cultural beliefs shape how individuals interpret the world.


  True
• Hierarchy involves acceptance of unequal power structures.


  True
• What is an example of external diffusion in cultural change?

  Global fast food chains