ANTHRO 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cultural Relativism, Enculturation, Ethnocentrism
19 Sep 2016
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Enculturation the social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations. Symbol a verbal or nonverbal sign that arbitrarily and by convention stands for something else, with which it has no necessary or natural connection. Core values key, basic, or central values that integrate a culture and help distinguish it from others. Hominids members of the zoological family that includes fossil and living humans, chimps, and gorillas. Hominins members of the evolutionary line leading to and including modern humans, as distinct from chimps and gorillas. Universal something that exists in every culture. Generality culture pattern or trait that exists in some but not all societies. Particularity distinctive or unique culture trait, pattern, or integration. National culture cultural experiences beliefs, learned behavior patterns, and values shared by citizens of the same nation. International culture cultural traditions that extend beyond national boundaries. Subcultures different cultural symbol based traditions associated with subgroups in the same complex society.
