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SSC121G PRESENTATION
During this semester we came to learn about CULTURE …WRITE IN NOT MORE THAN 2 PAGES A SUMMARY FOR WHAT YOU CAME TO KNOW , YOU CAN USE THE GUIDE LINES AS FOLLOW:
Ex :CHAPTER 1 ,IN THIS CHAPTER WE CAME TO KNOW about …………………which includes ……………we can use this in the following example……. ………………
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culture UNESCO definition;
The United Nations agency UNESCO has defined culture as the “set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs.
culture definition;
Culture
is defined as the complex whole of a society. This can include everything that gives a society its identity. five basic characteristics that all cultures have in common. These characteristics are that all cultures share are learned, shared, symbolic, integrated_, and dynamic.
Culture identity
Cultural identity
is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. It is part of a person’s self-conception and self-perception and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture
Ethnic identity
is defined as a sense of belonging based on one’s ancestry, cultural heritage, values, traditions, rituals, and often language and religion. Ethnic identity is thus composed of more or less connected facts that can vary across immigrant groups and across situations.
How are culture and identity related? How are they different from one another?
Culture
is part and parcel of all that we do, all that we are, all that we can and might become. Culture is the way of life of a group of people, social life happens to be structured in a particular way. Identity means knowing who you are..
Self Identity
is composed of relatively permanent self-assessments, such as personality attributes, knowledge of one’s skills and abilities, one’s occupation and hobbies, and awareness of one’s physical attributes.
I begin to explain the difference between material and not material culture. …
Culture
is the way of life of a group of people, social life happens to be structured in a particular way.
Identity
means knowing who you are. Culture and identity are frequently linked but they should not be seen exactly as the same concept.
Culture
Influences Identity
. Identity is influenced by many factors, with some more obvious then others. … The cultural influence a person is surrounded by plays a large role in the development of their identity.
is the combination of values, beliefs, and practices of a particular group
Cultural identity
is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. It is part of a person’s self-conception and self-perception and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture
Cultural diversity
is important
because our country, workplaces, and schools increasingly consist of various cultural, racial, and ethnic groups. We can learn from one another, but first we must have a level of understanding about each other in order to facilitate collaboration and cooperation
Cultural Influences
.
Cultural influences means historical, geographical, and familial factors that affect assessment and intervention processes.There are three general sources of influence or pressure that are responsible for both change and resistance to it: 1. Within a society, processes leading to change include invention and culture loss. Inventions may be either technological or ideological.
How is culture influenced?
One factor that influences culture can be national identity. The experiences of a group of people on the level of one’s nation can play a large role in determining culture, for example, “American culture” or “Indian culture.” Another element that can help determine culture is language.
culture theories
(the various aspects of culture)
Cultural studies
is an innovative interdisciplinary field of research and teaching that investigates the ways in which “culture” creates and transforms individual experiences, everyday life, social relations and power.
Literary Theory. “Literary theory” is the body of ideas and methods we use in the practical reading of literature. … Lastly, literary theory in recent years has sought to explain the degree to which the text is more the product of a culture than an individual author and in turn how those texts help to create the culture. There are so many aspects of culture, and although many are widely accepted, not all sociologists agree on the way that culture should be studied. Let’s examine three of the most common theoretical approaches used to analyze culture: structural-functional theory, social conflict theory, and sociobiology.
The cultural difference theory
is based on the idea that students who are raised in different cultural settings may approach education and learn in different ways. … People from different cultural traditions may have an approach to education that differs from the mainstream approach used in American schools.
Critical theory
is the reflective assessment and critique of society and culture by applying knowledge from the social sciences and the humanities. … Critical theory maintains that ideology is the principal obstacle to human liberation.
n the 19th century, ”
culture
” was used by some to refer to a wide array of
human
activities, and by some others as a synonym for ”
civilization
“. In the 20th century,
anthropologists
began theorizing about culture as an object of scientific analysis. Some used it to distinguish human
adaptive strategies
from the largely
instinctive
adaptive strategies of
animals
, including the adaptive strategies of other
primates
and non-human
hominids
, whereas others used it to refer to symbolic
representations
and expressions of human experience, with no direct adaptive value. Both groups understood culture as being definitive of
human nature
.
According to many
theories
that have gained wide acceptance among anthropologists, culture exhibits the way that humans interpret their
biology
and their
environment
. According to this point of view, culture becomes such an integral part of human
existence
that it is the human environment, and most cultural
change
can be attributed to human adaptation to
historical events
. Moreover, given that culture is seen as the primary adaptive mechanism of humans and takes place much faster than
human biological evolution
, most cultural change can be viewed as culture adapting to itself.
Although most anthropologists try to define culture in such a way that it separates human beings from other animals, many human traits are similar to those of other animals, particularly the traits of other primates. For example,
chimpanzees
have big
brains
, but human brains are bigger. Similarly,
bonobos
exhibit complex
sexual behaviour
, but human beings exhibit much more complex
sexual behaviours
. As such, anthropologists often debate whether
human behaviour
is different from
animal behaviour
in degree rather than in kind; they must also find ways to distinguish cultural behaviour from sociological behaviour and
psychological
behavior.
Acceleration and amplification of these various aspects of culture change have been explored by complexity economist,
W. Brian Arthur
. In his book, The Nature of Technology, Arthur attempts to articulate a
theory of change
that considers that existing technologies (or material culture) are combined in unique ways that lead to novel new technologies. Behind that novel combination is a purposeful effort arising in human motivation. This articulation would suggest that we are just beginning to understand what might be required for a more robust theory of culture and culture change, one that brings coherence across many disciplines and reflects an integrating elegance.
cultures transform
Culture transformation
is a shift that can take place throughout an entire organization or in individual departments and teams. … A transformation
is therefore a process whereby, over time, people behave differently and the organization benefits in some fashion as a result.
Culture
can also change in certain situations. New philosophical ideas and technological advances can lead to cultural change. Cultural change can also occur through diffusion, when contact with other cultures and ideas are transferred.
There are three general sources of influence or pressure that are responsible for both change and resistance
to it: 1. Within a society, processes leading to change include invention and culture loss. Inventions may be either technological or ideological.
culturally acceptable
Cultural appropriation
is considered harmful by various groups and individuals, including Indigenous people workingfor cultural preservation, those who advocate for collective intellectual property rights of the originating, minority cultures, and those who have lived or are living under colonial rule.
How does culture affect change?
Culture can
also change in certain situations. New philosophical ideas and technological advances can lead to cultural change. Cultural change can also occur through diffusion, when contact with other cultures and ideas are transferred.
Importance
of Cultural Change
Culture
is automatically changing in the society, however, the changing of the culture, values and beliefs with the passage of time, is important in the society, because in this way the environment can be shaped in the better way, people can get the understanding about the modernization Within a society, processes leading to change include invention and culture loss. Inventions may be either technological or ideological. … Within a society, processes that result in the resistance to change include habit and the integration of culture traits
Causes of Cultural Change
Cultural changes
are set in motion in three ways. The first is invention, the process of creating new cultural elements. … The third cause of cultural change is diffusion, the spread of cultural traits from one society to another. The standard belief is that culture change takes 2-3 years to occur
How are cultures sustained? How are they lost?
Local cultures are sustained through customs. … Local cultures usually work to avoid cultural appropriation, the process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use it for their own benefit. Members of a local culture usually have and easier time maintaining their cultures because of their isolation.Organization cultures are created by a variety of factors, including founders’ values and preferences, industry demands, and early values, goals, and assumptions. Culture is maintained through attraction-selection-attrition, new employee onboarding, leadership, and organizational reward systems.
Note that – Culture is transmitted to employees in a number of ways. The most significant are stories, rituals, symbols, and language. … For example, awards given to employees on “founders’ day”, Gold medals given to students on graduation day are reflections of culture of that institution.
a-STATE TRUE OR FALSE
1. culture as the “set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional features of society or a social group ( )
2. Cultural identity is the feeling of belonging to a group ( )
3. Ethnic identity is defined as a sense of belonging based on one’s ancestry( )
4. Self Identity is composed of relatively permanent self-assessments, such as personality attributes, ( )
5. our country, workplaces, and schools increasingly consist of various cultural( )
6. One factor that influences culture can be national identity( )
7. Literary theory” is the body of ideas and methods we use in the practical reading of literature( )
8. The cultural difference theory is based on the idea that students who are raised in different cultural settings may approach education and learn in different ways( )
answer in detail the following questions
1-If you were describing Canadian culture to a friend from another country, what elements would you focus on?
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2-What cultures are unfamiliar to you? What cultures are connected to you? Why……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3-Which aspects of your culture(s) are a core part of your identity? Why?
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4-You watched a video about culture in class , discuss your points of view and your comments and conclusion , using comparing analysis set your notes below?
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W2 unit 1 Chap 2
Unit One: The Concept of Culture
In this unit we will explore terminology, theories, and concepts related to culture.
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elements,.of culture |
Terms in this set (8) Religion. Beliefs of a society, some traditions. Art. Architecture, style. Politics. Government and laws of a culture (rules and leadership) Language. Communication system of a culture (speech, writing, symbols) Economy. … Customs. … Society. … Geography. In summary, some of the common elements that make up individual cultures are symbols, language, values, and norms. A symbol is anything that is used to stand for something else. People who share a culture often attach a specific meaning to an object, gesture, sound, or image.Sep 28, 2016 According to Robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, there are four types of organizational culture: Clan, Adhocracy, Market, and Hierarchy.May 1 |
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Functions of culture |
culture is the unique possession of man. No one can develop human qualities without culture. Culture distinguishes, leads, changes the personality of the individual and structure of the group contributing to an individual’s sense of self and sense of community; providing a sense of security; establishing and enforcing social norms; providing meaning, purpose, and structure in individuals’ lives) |
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theories of culture |
Culture: Theories of Culture Investigations have arisen from belief in many different theories of culture and have often given voice to new theoretical bases for approaching the elusive term. Many early anthropologists conceived of culture as a collection of traits and studied the diffusion, or spread, of these traits from one society to another. Critics of diffusionism, however, pointed out that the theory failed to explain why certain traits spread and others do not. Cultural evolution theory holds that traits have a certain meaning in the context of evolutionary stages, and they look for relationships between material culture and social institutions and beliefs. These theorists classify cultures according to their relative degree of social complexity and employ several economic distinctions (foraging, hunting, farming, and industrial societies) or political distinctions (autonomous villages, chiefdoms, and states). Critics of this theory argue that the use of evolution as an explanatory metaphor is flawed, because it tends to assume a certain direction of development, with an implicit apex at modern, industrial society. Ecological approaches explain the different ways that people live around the world not in terms of their degree of evolution but rather as distinct adaptations to the variety of environments in which they live. They also demonstrate how ecological factors may lead to cultural change, such as the development of technological means to harness the environment. Structural-functionalists posit society as an integration of institutions (such as family and government), defining culture as a system of normative beliefs that reinforces social institutions. Some criticize this view, which suggests that societies are naturally stable (see functionalism ). Historical-particularists look upon each culture as a unique result of its own historical processes. Symbolic anthropology looks at how people’s mental constructs guide their lives. Structuralists analyze the relationships among cultural constructs of different societies, deriving universal mental patterns and processes from the abstract models of these relationships. They theorize that such patterns exist independent of, and often at odds with, practical behavior. Many theories of culture have been criticized for assuming, intentionally or otherwise, that all people in any one society experience their culture in the same way. Today, many anthropologists view social order as a fragile accomplishment that various members of a society work at explaining, enforcing, exploiting, or resisting. They have turned away from the notion of elusive laws of culture that often characterizes cross-cultural analyses to the study of the concrete historical, political, and economic forces that structure the relations among cultures. Important theorists on culture have included Franz |
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the influences of perceptions, on culture |
Perception refers to how we interpret stimuli such as people, things, or events. Our perception is important to recognize because it is the driving force behind our reaction to things. Heredity, needs, peer group, interests, and expectations all influence our perception. Cultural perception is how an individual’s culture affects the way he or she’s see the world. Since culture informs all areas of life (including the arts, thought, religion, language, food, etc.), perception (how they see the world) is significantly impacted by culture.Aug 26, 2017 Socio-cultural factors influence our perceptions by generating differential familiarity and salience of stimuli as well as certain habits of perception. People living in different cultural settings have varying perceptions like identification of objects and interpretation of depth.Jun 18, 2010 They also point to wide variation in susceptibility to the illusion, across populations and age groups. The data can be interpreted as proof of strong cultural influences on perception. However, the causal link is indirect: material culture influences the visual environment, which in turn impacts the visual system.Feb 9, 2009 That construction is influenced by several factors. Influences on perception include past experiences, education, values, culture, preconceived notions, and present circumstances. In the end, the perception you construct becomes your reality. |
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the influences of behaviours on culture |
Psychological processes influence culture. Culture influences psychological processes. Individual thoughts and actions influence cultural norms and practices as they evolve over time, and these cultural norms and practices influence the thoughts and actions of individuals.Feb 4, 2004 Culture is basically a way of life. No, really, it is defined as the way of life of a group of people. It includes their beliefs, their values, their customs, their traditions, their heritage, their language, their artistic expressions…etc. Most of these are practices, and all of them affect behaviour. Basically, you view the world and react to it based on your culture. This reaction can be in the form of behaviour, or could influence behaviour. For example, certain values that your culture has makes interpret the behaviour of others based on it. In some cultures, they view opening a present in front of the presenter as a sign that you are happy to receive a gift from them, while in other cultures they view it as a sign of your greed. Those values can also reflect on behaviour, it informs you whether you should open the present or keep it until later. As for ethnicity. This depends on what you mean by ethnicity. Some people confuse ethnicity with race, if this is what you mean then it should, in theory, not affect your behaviour unless your culture has certain norms regarding race (pre-Apartheid South Africa for example). If on the other hand, by ethnicity you mean a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like (definition from |
W2 -Cultural Dynamics
W2class 1
What role does oral history play in teaching us about culture?”
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What is the importance of language and customs in maintaining cultural identity?”
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What steps have Franco-Ontarians and Québécois taken to preserve their cultural identity?”
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How do groups use art to preserve their culture?”
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What are the similarities and differences in the ways in which culture is acquired and maintained in an ethno-cultural group and in workplace and/or school groups?”
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The major elements of culture |
are symbols, language, norms, value s, anartifacts. Language makes effective social interaction possible and influences how people conceive of concepts and objects. Major values that distinguish the United States include individualism, competition, and a commitment to the work ethic.
culture · · Religion. Beliefs of a society, some traditions. · Art. Architecture, style. · Politics. Government and laws of a culture (rules and leadership) · Language. Communication system of a culture (speech, writing, symbols) · Economy. … · Customs. … · Society. … · Geography. · Customs, laws, dress, architectural style, social standards, religious beliefs, and traditions are all examples of cultural elements. |
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Functions of culture |
Culture provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and desires. Our needs both biological and social are fulfilled in cultural ways. Culture determines and guides various activities of man. Thus, culture is defined as the process through which human beings satisfy their wants. |
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In ethics, denotes the degree of importance of some thing or action, with the aim of determining what actions are best to do or what way is best to live, or to describe the significance of different actions. |
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A tradition |
is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes, but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. The different between culture and tradition The first key difference between the two terms is that actual set of things that each describes. Tradition would describe a belief or behavior. .Culture, on the other hand, is a term that is not just limited to beliefs and behaviors, though they are included. |
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functions of culture |
(e.g., contributing to an individual’s sense of self and sense of community; providing a sense of security; establishing and enforcing social norms; providing meaning, purpose, and structure in individuals’ lives) culture is acquired and maintained within a group (e.g., through oral/written traditions, social and religious organizations and institutions, language, symbols, customs and mores, art, philosophy; through practices such as endogamy) |
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Culture theories |
What are the 5 components of culture in sociology? The major elements of culture are symbols, language, norms, values, and artifacts. Language makes effective social interaction possible and influences how people conceive of concepts and objects. Major values that distinguish the United States include individualism, competition, and a commitment to the work ethic. What is cultural theory in sociology? Culture theory is the branch of comparative anthropology and semiotics (not to be confused with cultural sociology or cultural studies) that seeks to define the heuristic concept of culture in operational and/or scientific terms. From the Competing Values Framework 4 organizational culture types emerged: Clan culture, Adhocracy culture, Market culture and Hierarchy culture. · Clan Culture. This working environment is a friendly one. … · Adhocracy Culture. This is a dynamic and creative working environment. … · Market Culture. … · Hierarchy Culture. · · Cultural particularities are features that are unique to certain cultural traditions. Cultural practices that are unique to any one culture are “cultural particulars.” That these particulars may be of fundamental importance to the population is indicative of the need to study the sources of cultural diversity. · · The cultural difference theory is based on the idea that students who are raised in different cultural settings may approach education and learn in different ways. … People from different cultural traditions may have an approach to education that differs from the mainstream approach used in American schools. What is critical cultural theory? Critical theory is the reflective assessment and critique of society and culture by applying knowledge from the social sciences and the humanities. … Critical theory maintains that ideology is the principal obstacle to human liberation. What is the goal of critical theory? Critical theory. … Drawing particularly on the thought of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud, critical theorists maintain that a primary goal of philosophy is to understand and to help overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed. What are some of the primary theories in cultural anthropology? This can be considered as a general summarized reading of the important anthropological theories like evolutionism, diffusionism, historical particularism, functionalism, culture and personality, structuralism, neo-evolutionism, cultural ecology, cultural materialism, postmodernist and feminist explanations. What is the culture epoch theory? Classicism, which emphasizes form; Romanticism, which emphasizes values of the imagination; and. Realism, which emphasizes depictions of life as it is lived. The culture-epoch theory: A culture is founded upon whatever conception of reality is held by the great majority of its people over a considerable period of time. What is cultural theory in sociology? Culture theory is the branch of comparative anthropology and semiotics (not to be confused with cultural sociology or cultural studies) that seeks to define the heuristic concept of culture in operational and/or scientific terms. What is cultural reproduction theory? January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Cultural reproduction is the transmission of existing cultural values and norms from generation to generation. Cultural reproduction refers to the mechanisms by which continuity of cultural experience is sustained across time. Culture: Theories of Culture Investigations have arisen from belief in many different theories of culture and have often given voice to new theoretical bases for approaching the elusive term. Many early anthropologists conceived of culture as a collection of traits and studied the diffusion, or spread, of these traits from one society to another. Critics of diffusionism, however, pointed out that the theory failed to explain why certain traits spread and others do not. Cultural evolution theory holds that traits have a certain meaning in the context of evolutionary stages, and they look for relationships between material culture and social institutions and beliefs. These theorists classify cultures according to their relative degree of social complexity and employ several economic distinctions (foraging, hunting, farming, and industrial societies) or political distinctions (autonomous villages, chiefdoms, and states). Critics of this theory argue that the use of evolution as an explanatory metaphor is flawed, because it tends to assume a certain direction of development, with an implicit apex at modern, industrial society. Ecological approaches explain the different ways that people live around the world not in terms of their degree of evolution but rather as distinct adaptations to the variety of environments in which they live. They also demonstrate how ecological factors may lead to cultural change, such as the development of technological means to harness the environment. Structural-functionalists posit society as an integration of institutions (such as family and government), defining culture as a system of normative beliefs that reinforces social institutions. Some criticize this view, which suggests that societies are naturally stable (see functionalism ). Historical-particularists look upon each culture as a unique result of its own historical processes. Symbolic anthropology looks at how people’s mental constructs guide their lives. Structuralists analyze the relationships among cultural constructs of different societies, deriving universal mental patterns and processes from the abstract models of these relationships. They theorize that such patterns exist independent of, and often at odds with, practical behavior. Many theories of culture have been criticized for assuming, intentionally or otherwise, that all people in any one society experience their culture in the same way. Today, many anthropologists view social order as a fragile accomplishment that various members of a society work at explaining, enforcing, exploiting, or resisting. They have turned away from the notion of elusive laws of culture that often characterizes cross-cultural analyses to the study of the concrete historical, political, and economic forces that structure the relations among cultures. Important theorists on culture have included Franz Boas , Emile Durkheim , Ruth Benedict , and Clifford Geertz . |
How does your culture regulate your behavior, at home, and in public?”
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Analyze In what ways does the culture of your school conflict? with your home culture? Do you feel a culture shock? How do you manage those conflicts?”
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-Discuss with one example how did art preserve the culture of your back home ?” thinking , , , knowledge , product
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Do you agree with all the cultural practices and beliefs of your family? If not, what are some of the areas of disagreement? Why do you think these areas are contentious?”
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minority group |
Louis Wirth defined a minority group as “a group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are singled out from the others in the society in which they live for differential and unequal treatment, and who therefore regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination”. the three patterns of racial and ethnic conflict? white, black and Asian, and Native American too. Patterns of racial and ethnic relations take two forms: assimilation and conflict. Assimilation refers to the blending or fusing of the minority groups into the dominant society. Conflict occurs when minorities oppose each other or the majority. Will kymlicka minority rights Without such rights, minority members do not have “the same opportunity to live and work in their own culture as members of the majority” (Kymlicka 1995). Kymlicka argues for minority rights based on his assumption of societal cultures.Jun 30, 2013 |
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5 characteristics of a minority group? |
According to Charles Wagley and Marvin Harris (1958), a minority group is distinguished by five characteristics: (1) unequal treatment and less power over their lives, (2) distinguishing physical or cultural traits like skin color or language, (3) involuntary membership in the group, (4) awareness of subordination, and .. |
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example of a minority group |
Women, for example, make up roughly half the population but are often considered a minority group. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors, such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin into account in order to benefit an underrepresented group. |
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the four patterns of minority majority interaction |
Terms in this set (6) · pluralism. all races and ethnicities are distinct but have equal standing in society. · assimilation. subordinate group adopts or is forced to adopt the cultural patterns of the dominant group. segregation. … genocide. … (under segregation) population transfer. … (under segregation) continued subjugation. |
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race ethnicity characteristics and minority group |
The idea of “race” refers to superficial physical differences that a particular society considers significant, while “ethnicity” is a term that describes shared culture. And “minority groups” describes groups that are subordinate, or lacking power in society regardless of skin colour or country of origin. |
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multicultural education importance |
Multiculturalism allows us to examine bias “The significance of multicultural education is that it gives individuals the opportunity to examine their own social and cultural biases, break down those biases, and change their perspective within their own setting.” |
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minority group, and dominant group |
What dominant group determines who are minority groups in our culture? A minority group, which is defined by the dominant group, is also an ascribed master status. It is a category of people whose physical appearance or cultural characteristics are defined as being different from the traits of the dominant group and that result in their being set apart for different and unequal treatment. |
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Minority |
, a culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group that coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group. As the term is used in the social sciences, this subordinacy is the chief defining characteristic of a minority group. As such, minority status does not necessarily correlate to population |
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minorities races |
As of July 2016, White Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, comprising an estimated 12.7% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority, comprising an estimated 17.8% of the population. |
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What is considered a minority business? Criteria for Certification: United States citizens. Minority businesses must be at least 51% minority-owned operated and controlled. For the purposes of NMSDC’s program, a minority group member is an individual who is at least 25% Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American. |
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minority group in the United States ? |
The minority population is expected to rise to 56 percent of the total population in 2060, compared with 38 percent last year. When that happens, “no group will have a majority share of the total and the United States will become a ‘plurality’ [nation] of racial and ethnic groups,” the U.S. Census states.Jul 6, 2015 |
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the different types of minority groups |
in the 1990s, the term “minority” usually refers to four major racial and ethnic groups: African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics. A minority person is a citizen of the United States who is African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian Pacific, or Asian Indian. African American is a US citizen who has origins in any of the African racial groups of Africa, and is regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. |
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promoting cultural diversity |
Through 1-design an initiative to address this need (e.g., a multimedia campaign in your school to combat cultural stereotyping; 2- a series of student workshops that address discrimination experienced by cultural groups within your school; a student-led forum that voices common issues between different cultural groups) |
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The use of strategies strategies |
identify strategies and skills needed for gaining support for and handling potential resistance to their initiative (e.g., strategies such as finding allies within their school/community, determining who has power and influence, and working with those people/groups; skills related to advocacy, persuasion, diplomacy, active listening, understanding various perspectives, collaboration and consultation) |