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1. Understand the defining attributes of culture. In particular, you need to understand what it means that culture is learned, shared, symbolic, all-encompassing, and integrated.

2. Identify the different levels of culture and why it is important to distinguish between them.

3. Distinguish between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and how both relate to human rights.

4. Know the differences between cultural universalities, generalities, and particularities. You should be able to provide examples of each.

5. Understand the mechanisms of cultural change.

6. Know what globalization is, the forces behind it, and its effects of local communities.







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