Modes of Acquiring Culture
v Imitation
v Indoctrination
v Conditioning
- By Example and Imitation
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- importance of socialization
- imitation by child of things, language, and behavior
- acquisition of the values of family
- process of imitation is possible through examples in the social environment
- formal teaching or training
- happens anywhere an individual interacts with others
- takes into account cultural components of the society
- Indoctrination or Formal Training
- through social norms, beliefs, values, behavior, and actions are acquired
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- system of reward and punishment in a cultural system reinforces process of acquiring beliefs, values, behavior, and actions
- Conditioning through a system of Rewards and Punishments