After you have read this chapter, you will be able to:

3.1 List the major characteristics of culture

3.2 Describe the roles that child-rearing practices play in a culture

3.3 Explain the relationship between culture and the ways in which people classify the world

3.4 Give some examples of the ways in which symbols, rituals, and events such as games create meaning for people in particular cultures

3.5 Compare and contrast culture and systems and explain the ways that culture can be considered a system and the ways in which culture is not like a system

3.6 Define norms and values and explain their importance in culture

3.7 Relate some of the ways in which culture is and is not shared

3.8 Compare and contrast cultural and biological adaptation and explain the ways in which culture might be considered an adaptation

3.9 List some of the ways in which culture changes

3.10 Describe the roles of conflict and consensus in culture change and give examples of each