UCSP Reviewer  Enculturation – gradual acquisition

of characteristics and norms of a

 Society can be accomplished in 3
culture.
diff. ways
 Ethnocentrism – tendency of each
 Sociology – ubiquity (everywhere)
society to place its culture at the
 Social map – person’s specific
center of things
economic & political location
 Cultural Relativism – idea that all
 Sociology – born in Europe (Industrial
norms are dependent on their
Rev.)
cultural context and should be
 Anthropology – science that uncover
treated as such
principles of behaviour that apply to
 Xenocentrism – strong belief that
all human communities
one’s own products, styles and ideas
 The persistence and omnipresence
are inferior to those w/c originate
of social inequality to the beneficial
elsewhere. (imported)
functions it provides for the overall
 Xenophobia – fear of what is
operation of society.
perceived as foreign or strange
 (Pol Sci) Social Inequality – product
 Concepts are created and have
of an assymetrical distrib of power in
been used to have a firm grip of
society
phenomenon.
 Ethnography – ppl are observed in
(need to be seen to believe)
their natural environment
 Sociality – categories we belong to
 Cultural Diversity – range of diff
 Our sociality is defined by the very
societies living together
categories that we possess, the
 Pol Sci – systematic study of gov’t
categories assigned to us by society
and politics
at large.
 The first political task that confronted
 Values – principle we hold onto
political theorists was the
(morally good)
establishment of a political
 Values are a person’s principle or
community that protects the
standards of behaviour considered
common good that gave birth to
as a judgement of what is important
social contract.
in life
 Tripartite – omnipotence,
 Belief – no foundation but we
omniscience, omnipresence
believe
 The health & condition of the entire
 Belief is something one accepts as
system is dependent on these two
true regardless of lack of evidence
processes of functions &
 Political change – change in the
interdependence.
distrib. of power
 Conflicts make changes and
Ex. Possession &Expressions of power
dynamism possible
 Cultural change - New technological
 Enculturation – opposite of
platforms facilitating
socialization
communication, self-expression and
interactions