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Acculturation
The learning process where the knowledge and culture of one group is transferred to another group
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Change
How persons or societies conduct themselves in a way that is different from the way they previously conducted themselves
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Citizenship
Legally a citizen is a member of a specific country and entitled to accept rights and responsibilities
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Communication
- The way persons in a society transmit meaning to each other
- speaking, writing and reading
- body language and symbols
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Community
Refers to a local area drawn together through common interests, locality and networks
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Conflict
The disagreements within a society
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Continuity
The maintenance of tradition in societies and cultures
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Cooperation
Persons in a society or culture working together
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Decision Making
Personally, can refer to your role in your family; nationally, it refers to the governments decisions
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Enculturation
Where a person learns to be a full member of a culture or subculture and uses the accepted standards and patterns of behavior.
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Groups
A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together
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Macro World
- Public Knowledge
- e.g. media, law, workplace and goverment
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Micro World
- Personal Experience
- e.g. family, peers, school and work
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Multiculturalism
A range of different cultural practices within a society
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Social and Cultural
Literacy
The skills to simply recognize and accept the differences without making value judgments
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Socialisation
The process of learning to become a member of society
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Beliefs
An acceptance that something exists or is true
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Empowerment
The ability to overcome adverse circumstances to achieve a positive outcome
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Globalisation
Describe the emergence of a global culture brought about by a variety of social and cultural development
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Heritage
The notion that something has been preserved over time
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Identity
Our sense of who we are is created through socialisation when we learn the norms and values of our society
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Industrialisation
The development of industry on an extensive scale
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Institution
An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose
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Modernisation
A process of social change resulting from the diffusion and adoption of the characteristics of expansive and apparently were advanced societies through societies that apparently less advanced.
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Social and Cultural Literacy
The skills to simply recognize and accept the differences without making value judgments
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Tradition
A custom or practice that has been handed down by generations over time.
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Values
Principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life
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Westernisation
The social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
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