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GNS 201: Understanding the Concept of Culture

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GNS 201: Understanding the Concept of Culture

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What is the importance of defining culture in social sciences?

It is a mere exercise in pedantry

It represents a parsimonious statement of theoretical stance (correct)

It is a way to misunderstand the concept of culture

It is a way to create crisis in the definition of culture

How do social scientists, particularly anthropologists and sociologists, define culture?

The impersonal conversational use of it

The bundle of learned and shared patterns of behavior and understanding (correct)

The way of thinking and feeling

The learned portion of human behavior

What is the difference between the way social scientists and laymen use the term culture?

Social scientists use it to refer to emotions, while laymen use it to refer to actions

Social scientists use it in a more personal way

Social scientists use it to refer to learned patterns of behavior, while laymen use it in a more conversational way (correct)

Social scientists use it more often than laymen

According to Odetola and Ademola (1985), what does culture refer to?

The learned portion of human behavior, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to the crisis in the definition of culture?

The human application of the concept of culture in life Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to define culture, according to Silverman?

Because it represents a parsimonious statement of theoretical stance Signup and view all the answers

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Concept of Culture

Culture is a concept in social sciences that has multiple definitions due to varying human perceptions.
Despite the variations, defining culture is important as it represents a theoretical stance involving selection of primary features that are related and analytically essential (Silverman, 1983).
The use of the term "culture" differs between social scientists and laymen, with social scientists having a more nuanced understanding of the concept.

To social scientists, particularly anthropologists and sociologists, culture refers to a bundle of learned and shared patterns of behavior and understanding concerning the meaning and value of things.
Culture involves ideas, emotions, and actions facilitated by language and communication in a social group.
Some social scientists also define culture as the learned portion of human behavior, including the ways of thinking, feeling, and acting (Odetola & Ademola, 1985).

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Test your knowledge of the concept of culture in social sciences, including definitions, theoretical stances, and primary features. Learn how culture is perceived and analyzed in Nigerian people and culture.