SYG 3

all humans learn to do, use, produce, know, and believe

the difficulty people have adjusting to a different culture

when people make judgments about different cultures in comparison to their own

cultural groups must be studied on their own before they can be compared

• Material: products of technology
• Nonmaterial: products of the mind

rules of behavior that are agreed upon and shared within a culture

strongly held norms that hold great consequence if broken

Norms that have a wide range of interpretation given the situation

expectations of people under perfect circumstances

norms with qualifications and allowances per individual

culture's general orientation towards life

language determines a person's perception of reality

• innovation
• diffusion

any new practice or tool widely accepted

movement of cultural traits from one culture to another

a trait is modified in some way that it fits in its new context

new patterns emerge, even if they are in conflict with traditional values

the distinctive lifestyles, values, norms, and beliefs of certain segments of the population within a society

• ethnic
• occupational
• religious
• social class
• deviant

models or patterns for social behaviors that have developed in all cultures to resolve common problems

• division of labor
• marriage
• family
• rites of passage