This document defines key concepts in sociology and anthropology related to culture, including folkways, mores, systems of beliefs, cultural traits, enculturation, acculturation, and assimilation. It explains how culture allows humans to overcome physical limitations by providing tools, clothing, food, shelter, and rules for social conduct. Culture also shapes concepts of family, nation, and class. The document discusses different approaches to studying culture, including views that cultures have equal value and need neutral study.

3. Folkways- in sociology, are norms for routine or
casual interaction. This includes ideas about
appropriate greetings and proper dress in different
situations
Mores- The fixed morally binding customs of a
particular group
System of Beliefs- is a set of mutually
supportive beliefs. The beliefs of any such system
can be classified as religious, philosophical,
ideological or a combination of these.
Institutional Patterns-

5. Cultural Traits- Either of material or non-material
culture, represent a single element or
a combination of elements related to a specific
situation.
Culture Complexities- Cluster of culture traits
Culture Pattern- A group of culture traits

6. Enculturation- Process of learning culture of
one’s own group

7. Acculturation- Process of learning some new
traits from other culture

8. Assimilation- Process in which individual
entirely loses any awareness of his/her
previous group identity and takes on the culture
and attitudes of another group.

9. Culture helps the individual fulfill his potential
as a human being.
Through the development of culture, man can
overcome his physical disadvantages and
allows him to provide himself with fire, clothing,
food and shelter.
Culture provides rules of proper conduct for
living in a society.
Culture also provides the individual his
concepts for family, nation and class.

10. Rosado (2003)- Is in essence an
approach to the question of the
nature and role of values in culture.
Glazer (1996)- is an anthropological
approach which posits that all cultures are
equal value and need to be studied in a neutral
point of view

11. EVERYTHING IS RIGHT
SOMEWHERE
EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED
WHRONG SOMEHWHERE