Research the following and type your answers on this document:

1. Define the term culture. The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement
regarded collectively.

2. Using the following link, answer the following questions:

http://anthro.palomar.edu/culture/culture_1.htm
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a. According to the article, what are 2 definitions of culture?

1: Good literature, art, music, and food.
2: Culture is the full range of learned human behavior patterns
b. What are the 3 layers of culture?
1: Subculture
2: Cultural universal
3: Cultural traditions
c. What is a subculture? In complex, diverse societies in which people have come from many
different parts of the world, they often retain much of their original cultural traditions. As a result,
they are likely to be part of an identifiable subculture in their new society.
d. List the cultural universals. These are learned behavior patterns that are shared by all of
humanity collectively.
e. What is the difference between culture and society?
While cultures are complexes of learned behavior patterns and perceptions, societies are
groups of interacting organisms.
3. Define the term stereotype. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular
type of person or thing.

4. Using the following link, answer the following questions:

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring02/chandler/what-is-stereotyping-page.htm
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a. What are some different categories of stereotypes?

1: Sex
2: Race
3: Age
4: Sexual orientation
5: Religion
6: Physical ability
b. What is one of the stereotypes youve heard of that is listed in the 1992 gender study?
Race stereotypes
c. Why is mass media considered significant to stereotyping?
As a result of depending largely on the second-hand source of mass media, mass media in
turn plays a major role in determining the content of our culture. Stereotyping is a product
of culture, therefore, mass media have a strong influence in supporting and tearing down
stereotypical characteristics.
d. Why are stereotypes functional?
Our tendency is to reduce complexity to simplicity. We trade-off for simplification, which
can lead to inaccuracy and we are often unaware of this deduction.
e. What is the most influential factor in stereotyping? Why?
Prejudice is the most influential factor of stereotypes because our perceptions are highly
subjective, and many people subscribe to derogatory descriptions of ethnic groups.
5. Define family dynamics. Family dynamics is the way in which members of a family interact with
each other in relation to their individual goals and preferences. Although the family is a unit, people
are individuals.

6. According to this definition, what are your family dynamics?

In my family everyone is an individual and usually will fix or reach a goal on their own we are our own
people and we like to reach our goals alone to feel a pride of success. When it comes to real big family
issues we all come in to fix our problems as a family event if at times we dont agree with each other.