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Cultural materialism is an approach that divides a culture into 3 layers: infrastructure, structure, and superstructure. Infrastructure is how people attend to their basic needs of survival and reproduction. Structure is how these strategies are managed at the level of the household and society (i.e. institutions and laws). Superstructure is the ideology that keeps the wheels of the other two levels going (i.e. the beliefs, values, art, etc.). For cultural materialists, the level of infrastructure is the most important determining factor in the form a society will take. A classic example is the protection of sacred cows in India. Although many of us might see these cows as a valuable food source, for the adaptive strategy of agriculture, cows are more useful for their labor in the fields. When the infrastructure changes (people adopted agriculture), the superstructure also changed (a new belief in the sacredness of cows) to facilitate practices that support the community's economic viability.
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What are some examples of cultural diffusion in southern California?
your religon, ypur lanquage, the way you act. these are examples of cultural diffusion your religon, your lanquage, the way you act. these are examples of cultural diffusion
What are some examples of cultural symbols?
a peace sign a peanut butter jar a middle finger and braces. but if u have braces dont kill donkeys
When anthropologists study cultural traits they look for how they fit together in a cultural diffusion?
cultural patterns
When more than one cultural group lives in an area this is called an?
Cultural diffusion By doctor. Nomy
What does cultural diffusion occur through?
cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural traits from one group to another; includes both material and nonmaterial cultural traits
What negative cultural value does the fox most likely represent?
materialism
What is Cultural materialism?
tangible things created by people,e.g dressing
What has the author ALAN SINFIELD written?
ALAN SINFIELD has written: 'SHAKESPEARE, AUTHORITY, SEXUALITY: UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN CULTURAL MATERIALISM'
What are examples or cultural differences?
A couple of examples of cultural differences are tradition and how people eat their food.
An example of Raymond Williams's cultural concepts?
Culture is ordinary and cultural materialism. He also influence Edward Said.
What are some examples of cultural diffusion in southern California?
your religon, ypur lanquage, the way you act. these are examples of cultural diffusion your religon, your lanquage, the way you act. these are examples of cultural diffusion
Examples of socio-cultural environment on business?
Examples of how socio-cultural factors effect a business environment
Define a cultural landscape and give five examples of it in Naples Florida?
a cultural landscape is a combination of cultural features such as language and religion or agriculture and industry or climate and vegetation. As for the examples i sadly have none.
Icons and heroes are examples of what?
Cultural Artifacts
Examples of socio-cultural environment business in Belize?
no
What are examples of cultural groups?
people born in 1989
What is the meaning of materialistic?
Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.
