HLT324V

HLT 324V Week 1 Discussion 1

Describe the concept of “variant characteristics of culture.” Which characteristics can change and which cannot? Is equality for variant cultures typically supported in the United States? Provide examples to support your statement.

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The concept of “variant characteristics of culture”

Introduction

The concept of “variant characteristics of culture” was developed by the Russian sociologist, Alexei Kropotkin, in the 1920s. This concept refers to differences in values, customs and behavior between cultures. It was later used by Russian anthropologists such as Vladimir Burdeau and Lev Gumilev during their research on indigenous peoples around the world (including Siberia).

The concept of “variant characteristics of culture”

The concept of “variant characteristics of culture” is a way to describe the diversity in ways that people think and behave. Culture is not static, but rather dynamic; it changes over time as people interpret their world through a lens that they have learned from their ancestors. Culture evolves from generation to generation and can be shaped by living experiences or by external forces such as war, migration and trade contact.

The concept of cultural type

Cultural type is a group of people who share the same culture. A cultural type is made up of individuals who have similar values, beliefs and behaviors. The term “cultural type” has been used in anthropology since the late 19th century but it wasn’t until the 1960s that researchers began using this concept to explain how different cultures differ from one another.

Cultural types can be seen as sets of values and beliefs that are shared by members within a certain population (or subculture). For example, a person may belong to one or more cultural groups such as: Christian; Muslim; Jewish; Atheist etc.; these groups define themselves through their shared world view so they will tend towards similar behavior patterns when interacting with others who share those same values & beliefs..

The concepts of cultural preferences and cultural strategies

In the context of culture, we can talk about two types of characteristics: preferences and strategies.

• Preferences are how people prefer to do things, whether it’s cooking or playing sports. For example, you might prefer to eat at home rather than out with friends because you don’t want to walk far in your heels and you want some privacy while making dinner.

• Strategies are the ways that people use in order to achieve their goals, like getting through traffic on time or meeting new people at work.

It’s important to remember that these concepts aren’t identical: different cultures have different preferences for certain activities (like eating sushi instead of burgers) but also have different strategies for achieving those same outcomes (like taking public transit instead).

Takeaway:

The concept of “variant characteristics of culture” is a way to describe the diversity that exists within any given population.

Cultural type describes a group’s preferred behaviors, beliefs, values and lifestyle. It can be used to explain why some people choose certain careers over others or how they behave in different situations. For example, it might be said that Americans are more likely than other nationalities (e.g., Germans) to use computers and smartphones because they have been exposed to technology since childhood; this would make them more likely than Germans who haven’t had such access yet when it comes time for something like getting an education at university level or starting their own business later on down the line when they get older

Conclusion

The concept of variant characteristics of culture is a very useful tool for understanding the ways in which people communicate and interact with each other. It allows us to look at one aspect of human behavior and see how it varies across cultures, allowing us to better understand the way that people from different countries think about things like gender roles or religion.