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Simulcra
cultural images that carry stereotypical meaning that are reproduced like commodities// feature of mass culture.
Distinction between Popular and Mass Culture
Agency- ability for people in a culture to be creative with the dominant culture, colonial power or mass media given to them.
Norms
rules or standards of behavior that are expected of a group, society or culture
Sanctions
1. rewards and punishment in response to a particular behavior
2. positive
: reward, increases behavior
3.negative
: punishment, decrease behavior
William Gram Summer's types of Norms
1. Folkway
: informal norms that govern everyday social behavior (table manners)
2.Mores
: more serious than folkway, like laws (murder)
3.Taboo
: the most serious, so deeply ingrained that just the thought would cause great discomfort. (incest)
Symbols
cultural items, may or may not be tangible that has tremendous meaning within a culture
Values
standards used by cultures to describe abstract qualities such as beauty justice and goodness
Ideal Culture
How we think we should act
Real Culture
How we really act
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Anonymous
ID
197064
Card Set
soc midterm1
Description
introduction to sociology.
Updated
2013-02-01T06:00:57Z
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