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Issues in Understanding Culture

This document discusses several concepts related to understanding culture, including the noble savage mentality which refers to romanticizing primitive cultures, subcultures which are smaller groups within a society with distinct norms and values, countercultures which oppose dominant cultural standards, and culture lag which is a gap between material and non-material cultural aspects. Examples are provided for subcultures and countercultures.

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Issues in Understanding Culture

This document discusses several concepts related to understanding culture, including the noble savage mentality which refers to romanticizing primitive cultures, subcultures which are smaller groups within a society with distinct norms and values, countercultures which oppose dominant cultural standards, and culture lag which is a gap between material and non-material cultural aspects. Examples are provided for subcultures and countercultures.

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Issues in

Understanding
Culture
Prepared by:
Mary Joy Debulos

Noble savage mentality


It refers to the evaluation of one's culture and
that of others based on the romantic notion that
the culture and way of life of the primitives or
other simple cultures is better, more acceptable
and more orderly.

Subculture
This refers to smaller group
which develop norms,
values, beliefs, and special
languages which make the
distinct from the broader
society.
Examples: urban dwellers;
squatters; elite of exclusive
villages

Counterculture or contra culture


It refers subgroups whose standards
come in conflict with the oppose the
conventional standards of the dominant
culture.
Examples: criminals; drug addicts;
terrorists

Culture lag
It refers to the gap between the material
and non-material culture.
Ex: The Muslims readily accept modern
means of transportation and
communication but remain steadfast in
their religious faith.

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