Question

In your own words in five or more sentences defineS and discuss these terms in relation to understandingculture.

NO PLAGIARISM- 100 words each minimum

1-CLASS

2-CASTE

3-ETHNICITY

4-PRESTIGE

5-POWE

Answer 1

•   CLASS- Class in a culture refers to the financial stability of the person, the way a person carries himself to adjust in a certain similar cultural group, the apparels that a person wear etc all come under class. There are various definitions which define and relates class to the wealth and sophistication of a person, class as far as the culture is concerned also means and directs the way a person behaves in public or demonstrate himself or herself in front of people and in public domain. Lastly the way people talk to each other , the words they use and the tone that is used also shows someone’s class.
•   CASTE- As per the predefined logics relating to ancient past, people belongs to various categories and this classification is not voluntary that is a person does not choose which class to belong, it is fine basis the caste his or her parents belongs. To many, it defines the social class a person belongs and it also indicates that what is the reputation of the person in the market basis the caste to which he or she belongs. There are many categories such as upper caste and lower caste etc and everyone wishes to belong to upper caste so that he is more respected in the society.
•   ETHNICITY- there are various attributes using which many people relate to each other age basis this they divide and group them selves in categories, the ethnicity can be judged on the basis of cultural beliefs, the language two people speak or even if the ancestors are sane then also they are deemed to belong to a certain common ethnic group. This creates a feeling of belongingness as people starts identifying them selves basis the ethnic groups which are grouped by using the language , dressing sense, mentality, the culture they follow, the nation to which they belong and hence it plays a major role in understanding culture.
•   PRESTIGE- The term relates to the reputation that one has in the cultural domain, the amount of respect that an individual gets whether by doing something or by just belonging to a specific group of people. This plays a really important role in understanding how a person is being treated in the market and everyone gives immense amount of emphasis over prestige and a continuous effort is made to improve the existing reputation. The self esteem of a person increase many folds if he is treated as a high prestige person and also to a certain extent people in various cultural domains starts displaying that they are of higher prestige.