Section 1
Culture and Society
By Boundless
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Culture relates to nature (our biology and genetics) and nurture (our environment and surroundings that also shape our identities).
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Culture is what differentiates one group or society from the next; different societies have different cultures.
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A cultural universal is an element, pattern, trait, or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide.
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Culture shock is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life in a new country.
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Ethnocentrism, in contrast to cultural relativism, is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture.
In the social sciences, material culture is a term that refers to the relationship between artifacts and social relations.
Non-material culture includes the behaviors, ideas, norms, values, and beliefs that contribute to a society's overall culture.