1. Definition of Cultural Patterns

Cultural patterns are shared beliefs, values, norms and practices that are stable over time and that lead to roughly similar behaviors across similar situations. (textbook p.206)

2. Components of cultural patterns

(1) belief: is an idea that people assume to be true about the world (textbook p.210)

(2) values: involve what a culture regards good or bad, right or wrong, fair or unfair, just or unjust, beautiful or ugly, clean ordirty, valuable or worthless, appropriate or in appropriate, and kind or cruel.

(3) norms: are socially shared expectations of appropriate behaviors.

(4)social practices: are the predictable behavior patterns that members of a culture typically follow.