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Chapter 8 Vocab- Aubrie Sisk

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CULTURE

  • Total of knowledge, attitude & behaviors shared by group members.
  • There are many different types of cultures in the world.

ANIMISM

  • Attribution of a soul to inanimate objects
  • Animism also attributes souls to metaphors & humans.

HINDUISM

  • Dominant religion in India
  • Most people in India are Hindu.

BUDDHISM

  • Religion started in India & ended in China
  • Buddhism explains life's purpose.

JUDAISM

  • Monotheistic religion of the Jews.
  • Judaism is one of the worlds oldest religions.

CHRISTIANITY

  • Based on beliefs & practices of Jesus of Nazareth
  • Christianity is one of the main religions.

SIKHISM

  • Monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15 century.
  • Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak.

URBAN

  • Characteristic of a city.
  • Dallas is an urban city.

RURAL

  • Characteristic of a countryside.
  • Mt Pleasant is a rural town in Texas.

MULTICULTURAL

  • Several cultural groups in a society.
  • The United States is multicultural.

GENDER ROLES

  • Public image of being male/female that a person shows others.
  • Everyone shows their gender role.

SOCIAL CLASS

  • People having the same social, educational or economic class.
  • One social class is the working class.

SOCIAL MOBILITY

  • Movement of groups/individuals in social standing social position.
  • Social mobility can refer to ethnic groups.