Which term describes a smaller cultural group within a larger society that maintains distinct values and practices?

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

Answer: (B)

Within a larger society, you can still find groups that keep their own traditions, values, and ways of doing things. That smaller cultural layer is a micro-culture. It describes subgroups that share distinct norms—such as language, dress, rituals, or preferences—while still existing inside the broader culture. This is why micro-culture is the right term: it names the subgroup that maintains its unique practices even as it lives among the larger culture.

Macro-culture would refer to the dominant, widespread culture of the larger society, not a smaller subgroup. Holism is a approach that looks at systems as wholes, not a label for a subgroup. Schema is a mental framework for processing information, not a cultural group.