Characteristics of Culture Outline
I. _______________ has helped humans _________________ to different environments around the world.
a. our bodies are still suited to __________________ climates
b. hunting, fire, clothing, etc. made it possible for humans to live in _________________ areas of the planet
c. we _____________________ on culture for survival
II. We ___________________ culture
a. humans are not born with the _____________________ to satisfy their needs
b. our brains can quickly learn new __________________, behavior, and other cultural traits
c. culture is ____________________, it adds to what was learned before
III. Cultures ___________________ over time
a. new cultural traits are _________________, and old ones are sometimes _______________
b. because cultures change, no cultures are __________________
c. cultural change can happen from inside a society, or from the ______________ of cultural traits from other societies.
IV. Most people are not ___________________ of their own culture.
a. when we come into contact with people from another culture, we become aware that our way of life is not ______________________
b. most people ________________ other cultures based on their own values
c. foreign cultures can seem not only different, but ______________, and even "unnatural"
d. Anthropologists try to see each culture as _______________ in its attempts to solve life’s problems
V. Cultures are no longer _________________
a. small, tribal cultures are now being ____________________ into the world economy
b. as smaller cultures are learning about the wider world, some are losing their _______________ and traditional way of life
c. at the same time that many people are embracing _________________ and a more integrated world, others are turning to ___________________ and identify with their small group.