UCSP-EXAM 3

Cultural shock

– refers to unfamiliarity with a culture or a certain aspect of culture, and it is a actually normal.

Cultural knowledge

Means having the knowledge of history and cultural characterisics of a certain society and culture

Cultural sensitivity

Means knowing the differences and similarities between cultures without assignment a certain value or amount to the difference

Cultural awareness

Means having an understanding of and opennes towards different culture

Cultural competence

Is the acceptance and promotion of cultural diversity in a society or organization. Being a cultural competent person means validating the importance of other culture

Xenophobia

– is the deslike and prejudice of their people based on culture, which can lead to tensions and conflict.

Cultural relativism

– which refers to the idea that other cultures must  be understood based on their people’s own experiences and standards

Absolute cultural relativism

Refers to nonquestioning of cultural aspects by outsiders

Critical cultural relativisms

May examine a certain aspects of culture, especially if it violates certain human rights.

Ethnocentric

people usually view their own culture as more superior than that of other, which is why is usually associated with racism, stereotyping, and xenpohobia.

Cultural imperialism

Is the imposition of a dominant culture, onto another due to political, economic, and social factors

Cultural hegemony

Refers to the domination of one cultural group over a diverse cultural society

Globalization

– is a far-reaching  concept defied as the growing interdependence of the world’s culture, ideologies, economies, and politics. It incorporates all aspect of today’s world; thus, it is multidimensional

Cultural globalization

affects people’s lives as they experience culture beyond their borders.

cultural diffusion.

The process by which some cultural items spread from one culture to another is call _____

Cultural lag

refers to the phenomenon that occurs when changes in material culture occur before or at a faster rate than the changes in non-material culture

Tangible cultural heritage

May refer to any forms, structures, monuments, sites, and other artifacts that are significant in the preservation and conversation of cultural heritage

Intangible cultural heritage

Refer to forms of literature, oral traditions, performing arts, traditional craftmanship, and folklore, among other things, which are considered the wealth of a culture

Movable heritage

May include any artistic creation, clothing, jewelries, and other small movable artifacts

Immovable heritage 

May include heritage (such as building, churches, lighthouses, and waterways) and large monuments, which are very large impossible to move.

Intangible Heritage

– is not only about the thing one can find in museum. It also includes another aspect of cultural heritage