CULTURAL VARIATION SOCIOLOGY MR. SCHEEL 1.
Read the excerpt on the trip to Melbourne, Australia. Reflect on it by stating how are cultural values and universals are similar or different from that of the Australians.
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Why are cultures so different when our needs are so similar?
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Define cultural universals.
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List at least five cultural universals.
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Explain is the “western universal” of a family?
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Explain at least two positive effects of diversity and cultural variation. (Two separate sentences)
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Explain at least two negative effects of diversity and cultural variation. (Two separate sentences)
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Define ethnocentrism.
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Define cultural relativism.
10. Explain the common culture of the United States.
11. Describe the existence of subcultures and give a specific local example of a subculture.
12. Define counterculture.
13. Give an example of counterculture.
A deeper look……………. Describe a personal experience with diversity. Reflect and quantify your answer relating to ethnocentrism, Cultural relativism, common culture, subculture and counterculture. Be specific as it relates to you personally.