6 Performance Assessment: Culture and Society
Articulate and analyze the components of culture and society. Write a 500- to 600-word (minimum) paper thoroughly discussing each of the following:
- Differentiate between culture and society and describe the basic elements of culture.
- Describe the evolution of societies from hunting and gathering societies through post-industrial societies.
- Identify and describe how different components of culture shape social interactions, behaviors, and world views, and explain how society shapes reality through social constructs.
- Discuss the three main theoretical perspectives on culture.
- Analyze how ethnocentrism and cultural relativism influence the ways in which someone responds or reacts to and interacts within new and different cultures.
Basic Requirements (assignment criteria):
- Assignment has been proofread and does not contain any major spelling or grammatical errors.
- A minimum of 500- to 600-words in length, double spaced, 1 inch margins.
- Resources are cited in APA format in a reference list and using parenthetical citations (if you need help with this, review course resource).
- Relevant terms and concepts are used and defined.
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Ratings |
Pts |
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Differentiate between culture and society and describe the basic elements of culture.
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Fully differentiated between culture and society AND described the basic elements of culture.
20.0 pts
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Generally differentiated between culture and society AND/OR described the basic elements of culture. Constructed appropriate (i.e., empirical) sociological questions.
18.0 pts
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Generally differentiated between culture and society OR described the basic elements of culture. Constructed appropriate (i.e., empirical) sociological questions.
16.0 pts
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Failed to differentiate between culture and society OR describe the basic elements of culture.
0.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Describe the evolution of societies from hunting and gathering societies through post-industrial societies.
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Fully described the evolution of societies from hunting and gathering societies through post-industrial societies.
20.0 pts
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Generally described the evolution of all but one society from hunting and gathering societies through post-industrial societies.
18.0 pts
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Generally described the evolution of all but two societies from hunting and gathering societies through post-industrial societies.
16.0 pts
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Failed to fully describe the evolution of societies from hunting and gathering societies through post-industrial societies.
0.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Identify and describe how different components of culture shape social interactions, behaviors, and world views, and explain how society shapes reality through social constructs.
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Fully identified and described how different components of culture shape social interactions, behaviors, and world views, AND explained how society shapes reality through social constructs.
20.0 pts
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Generally identified and described how different comp