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- Culture- it encompasses the shared values, beliefs, and practices that define a group of people. - Sociology- the study of society, patterns of social interactions, social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. - Political Science- social...

- Culture- it encompasses the shared values, beliefs, and practices that define a group of people. - Sociology- the study of society, patterns of social interactions, social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. - Political Science- social science discipline that deals with the activity of the state and government - Franz Boas- father of American Anthropology - D - Social Organization- study of social institutions, social roles, and the arrangement of individuals and groups within a society - Social Change- explores the impact of technological advancements, cultural shifts, and institutional transformations on societies - Ethnocentrism has no impact on intercultural relations - ethnocentrism influence interactions between different cultural groups - B - Intelligent Design- is the scientific theory that explains the biological changes in species over time - Anthropomorphism - refers to the evolutionary process leading to the development of modern humans - Homo habilis - is associated with the first evidence of burial practices and symbolic behavior - Lower Paleolithic - is the term used to describe the Old Stone Age, characterized using simple stone tools - A - Decreased population growth - significance of the development of agriculture during the Neolithic Era - Anticipatory socialization - type of socialization occurs during the earliest life of an individual - A classroom of students - example of a primary group - Intimate and personal - the usual nature of interactions within a secondary group - It is good to judge the conduct of other societies - not a claim of a cultural relativist - Social Organization- it is created by individuals to foster a more direct relationship in secondary group setting - Primary group - is the small, intimate and less specialized group whose members engage in face-to- face and emotion-based interactions - Secondary group - the larger, less intimate, and more specialized groups - In group - the term for the group to which one belongs and with which one feels a sense of identity - Reference group - the term for a group to which an individual compares himself or herself, which strongly influences their behavior - Other people may be treated as savage or morally corrupt - the result of ethnocentrism on a global scale - Obsessing about the cleanliness of food and water in a new place - NOT a symptom of culture shock