CSP Cultural Sociology & Identity Flashcards
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Which concept describes the shared beliefs, values, norms, and symbols that define a group's way of life?
Answer: Culture
Culture encompasses the collective beliefs, values, norms, and symbols that characterize a social group.
A sociological practitioner working with immigrant communities recognizes that culture shock often results from:
Answer: The mismatch between one's original cultural expectations and a new cultural environment
Culture shock arises when an individual's internalized cultural framework conflicts with the norms and expectations of a new cultural setting.
The process by which individuals learn and internalize the norms and values of their culture is called:
Answer: Socialization
Socialization is the lifelong process through which individuals acquire cultural norms, values, and roles from their social environment.
When studying cultural practices, a CSP practitioner who judges another culture solely by the standards of their own culture is exhibiting:
Answer: Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism involves evaluating other cultures through the lens of one's own cultural norms, often leading to biased judgments.
Which term describes the material objects, behaviors, and ideas that distinguish one generation from others within the same society?
Answer: Popular culture
Popular culture refers to the widely shared cultural products, trends, and practices common within a given generation or era.
A CSP practitioner applying cultural relativism would approach a community's unfamiliar ritual by:
Answer: Understanding it within its own cultural context before making judgments
Cultural relativism requires practitioners to understand practices within their own cultural framework before applying external judgments.