UK and US Culture Overview Quiz

Elements of Culture

• The elements of culture include ways of life, but do not include biology.
• A way of life is defined as a culture by social scientists.

Learning Culture

• People generally learn a culture through enculturation, a process where people, especially children, learn their society's culture.
• Enculturation is the process by which people, especially children, learn their society's culture.

Inquiring about Culture

• Examples of questions one may ask to learn about a culture include what people eat, how they dress, and what they value.
• Asking about the number of people in a particular society is not an example of a question one may ask to learn about a culture.

Culture's Impact

• A culture produces a sense of shared identity among most people in a particular society.
• Culture shapes the way its members satisfy human needs by providing a common way of fulfilling them.

Characteristics of Culture

• One of the main characteristics of culture is that it is learned.
• Culture teaches people how to eat, for example, by influencing the choice of foods, preparation methods, and eating customs.

Essential Elements of Culture

• An essential element of culture is the ability to think abstractly, which distinguishes human abilities related to culture from those of other animals.

Civilizations vs. Cultures

• A civilization differs from a culture in that it is a complex, urbanized culture with a high level of organization and technology.
• Civilizations are distinguished from other cultures by their high level of organization and technology.