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Philosophy of Culture Meaning

Describing culture

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Culture refers to the practices of exchanging information across generations and peers by means that are not genetic. It includes behavior and symbolic systems.

The way we use the term is a recent invention. Before the 1800s, culture typically referred to the educational process a person had undergone.

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Anthropology vs. Sociology: What's the Difference?

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The debate between anthropology vs. sociology is a matter of perspectives of human behavior. The first examines culture at the micro-level, while the second focuses on larger group dynamics.

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Anthropology

It is the study of humans and the ways they live. The goal is to understand human diversity and cultural differences. The four primary sub-fields:

Archeology focuses o...

Sociology

It studies the ways groups of people interact with each other and how their behavior is influenced by social structures, categories, and institutions. It has many tenets:

Individuals belong to groups, which influence their behavior.
Groups have characteristics independent of their members.
Sociology focuses on patterns of behavior among groups (defined by gender, race, class, etc.)

Anthropology and sociology careers

Anthropology and sociology degrees can lead to a career as a teacher, public sector employee, or academic. The degree can be a stepping stone to a career in politics, public administration, or law.

Non-academic careers for anthropologists include public sector research at organizations like the World Bank or UNESCO, or working as freelance research consultants.

Sociologists who have a PhD can work as analysts in public policy organizations, or as demographers, non-profit administrators, or research consultants.

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What Makes You "Multicultural"

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Executive Summary Individual people can be multicultural in three different (albeit inter-related) ways: they can have deep knowledge of, they can identify with, and they can have internalized more than one culture. This article delves into those three aspects of being multicultural and describes what benefits can accrue from each of them.

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Multicultural people

Multicultural individuals commonly think, perceive, behave, and respond to global workplace issues in more complex ways than monocultural individuals.

Some multicultural individuals translate...

Identifying with a culture

Monocultural: Identity with one cultural group
Slightly multicultural: Identity primarily with one culture, and to a lesser extent with another culture
Moderately multicultural: Identity strongly with more than one culture
Highly multicultural: Identity with more than two cultures.

Multicultural minds

People can be categorized as multicultural by:

Having the ability to function in many cultures with ease.
Knowing multiple languages.
Having a multicultural mind, and can think in different ways.

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About time: why western philosophy can only teach us so much

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The long read: By gaining greater knowledge of how others think, we can become less certain of the knowledge we think we have, which is always the first step to greater understanding. By Julian Baggini

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To travel around the world’s philosophies is an opportunity to challenge beliefs we take for granted. By gaining greater knowledge of how others think, we can become less certain of the...

To travel around the world’s philosophies is an opportunity to challenge beliefs we take for granted. By gaining greater knowledge of how others think, we can become less certain of the knowledge we think we have, which is always the first step to greater understanding.

We should not be afraid to ground ourselves in our own traditions, but we should not be bound by them.