Understand the defining attributes of culture. In particular, you should understand what it means that culture is learned, shared, symbolic, all-encompassing, and integrated; the relationship between culture and nature; and how culture can be both adaptive and maladaptive.
Identify the different levels of culture and why it is important to distinguish between them.
Understand the relationship between culture and individuals.
Distinguish between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and how both relate to human rights.
Know the differences between cultural universalities, generalities, and particularities, and be able to provide examples of each.
Understand the mechanisms of cultural change.
Know what globalization is, the forces that are bringing it about, and its effects on local communities.
