Which term describes a group within a society that maintains distinct values and practices from the dominant culture?

• A. Macro-Culture
• B. Micro-Culture
• C. Holism
• D. Schema

Answer: (B)

A micro-culture describes a smaller cultural group inside a larger society that keeps its own distinct values, beliefs, and everyday practices that differ from the dominant culture. This concept captures the idea of coexistence within the same society while maintaining unique norms and traditions that set the group apart from the mainstream. For example, within a broad national culture, there can be subgroups with different rituals, languages, or lifestyle norms that don't fully align with the majority. The other terms don’t fit as well: macro-culture refers to the overall, dominant culture of a society; holism is a way of studying systems by looking at the whole rather than labeling a subgroup; schema is a mental framework used to organize knowledge, not a social group.