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  1. Define the term "society".

  2. "In a broader perspective, the people of the planet
    earth maybe regarded as a society." Explain.

  3. Mention the criteria for classifying societies into
    different categories. Where would you put Ethiopia
    as a society according to both criteria? Why?

  4. Define the term "culture".

  5. List and discuss the elements of culture.

  6. Discuss the main characteristics of culture.

  7. Why do cultures vary between societies?

  8. What are subcultures? How are sub-cultures
    created? Think of a certain heath service rendering
    set up. Mentions some of the examples of sub-
    cultures in such set up

  9. What are cultural universals? Why and how do
    cultural universals condition behavioral similarities
    among persons of a similar society or social group?

  10. Why and how does culture shock occur?

  11. Discuss the examples of culture lead and culture lag
    in our contemporary Ethiopian culture.

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