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4.1: What is Culture?
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Thumbnail: Maori warriors perform a Haka, meaning dance of welcome, for Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during a Powhiri ceremony while visiting Auckland, New Zealand Sept. 21, 2012. The ceremony is an ancient Maori tradition used to determine if visitors came in peace or with hostile intent. Image used with permission (Public Domain; Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo).
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4.2: Social Production of Culture
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At the end of the module, students will be able to illustrate how culture is constructed and received. This chapter describes the influence of context on cultural creation and acceptance, further explaining the significance of collective culture on group solidarity and cohesion Overall, it discusses and assess the impact of cultural change on the social structure.
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4.3: Culture and Meaning
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Culture is an expression of our lives. It molds our identity and connection to the social world. Whether it is our values, beliefs, norms, language, or everyday artifacts each element of culture reflects who we are and influences our position in society. If you think about how we live, communicate, think and act, these parts of our existence develop from the values, beliefs, and norms we learn from others, the language and symbols we understand, and the artifacts or materials we use.
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4.4: Collective Culture
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Among humans, there are universal cultural patterns or elements across groups and societies. Cultural universals are common to all humans throughout the globe. Some cultural universals include cooking, dancing, ethics, greetings, personal names, and taboos to name a few.
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4.5: Improving Intercultural Communication Skills
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4.6: Culture and Communication
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4.7: Cross-Cultural Communication
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4.8: Foundations of Culture and Identity
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4.9: Cultural Power
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All humans are comprised of the same biological structure and matter. The unique distinctions among us stem from our culture. The differences in our values, beliefs, norms, expressive language, practices, and artifacts is which stands us apart from each other. Being culturally unique projects exclusivity that draws attention to our variations and differences. People find cultural fit or acceptance from those who share uniqueness or the same cultural characteristics.
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