Culture And Beliefs


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This topic is one of the main topics, and will be found on Paper 1. This focuses on Relgion, ways of life traditions and more. You also need to think about the Nature & Nurture debate.

KeyWords!
Culture

The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group

Belief

Is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true.

"For example, God would be considered a belief"

Nature

Has many meanings. In this topic - What comes naturally from genes, since birth.

"For example, a child's hair colour might be blonde, parent's didn't have influence in this"

Nuture

Sometimes reffered to as "Socialisation", nurture is how a child was brought up, in his/her family.

"For example, parent's might have an artistic output onto their child, making the child artistic"

Tradition

An event or action that is repeated due to the fact it is favoured by a country, commuinity, religion or individual.

"For Example, Christmas is a tradition carried out by Christians and even some from other religions or Atheism"

Peer Groups

A friendship group of common intrests and position made up of individuals of a similar age.

"The World Wide Brotherhood of Scouting could be considered a large peer group"

Case Studies & Extras
The Nature vs. Nurture Debate

The Amish

Capital Punishment

Euthanasia

Animal Testing

British Culture