Differences between material and nonmaterial culture

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Please answer the following questions accurately and fully to receive full credit.

1. (a) Provide definitions to culture, society, and community.

2. (a) Explain why culture is not "static" over time (think history) and location (think geography).

(b) provide an example of differences for (a) in terms of "time" and for "location".

3. (a) Explain the differences between material and nonmaterial culture.

(b) Provide an example of each from your own personal living space. Explain each example.

4. (a) Explain differences between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.

(b) The United States provides international aid to nations that do not represent our own socio-political and economic beliefs. Is this an example of ethnocentrism or cultural relativism? Why? And, in your opinion, is this right or wrong?

5. (a) Define norms.

(b) What might be normative behavior?

6. It is said, "if a person cannot describe the experience, the person is not having the experience." What concept/hypothesis is this related to? Explain.

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