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Culture is
all humans learn to do, use, produce, know, and believe
culture shock
the difficulty people have adjusting to a different culture
ethnocentrism
when people make judgments about different cultures in comparison to their own
cultural relativism
cultural groups must be studied on their own before they can be compared
Two components of culture
Material
: products of technology
Nonmaterial
: products of the mind
Norms
rules of behavior that are agreed upon and shared within a culture
Morés
strongly held norms that hold great consequence if broken
Folkways
Norms that have a wide range of interpretation given the situation
ideal norms
expectations of people under perfect circumstances
Real norms
norms with qualifications and allowances per individual
values
culture's general orientation towards life
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
language determines a person's perception of reality
What are the two mechanisms for change?
innovation
diffusion
innovation
any new practice or tool widely accepted
diffusion
movement of cultural traits from one culture to another
reformulation
a trait is modified in some way that it fits in its new context
cultural lag
new patterns emerge, even if they are in conflict with traditional values
subculture
the distinctive lifestyles, values, norms, and beliefs of certain segments of the population within a society
what are the five types of subcultures?
ethnic
occupational
religious
social class
deviant
cultural universals
models or patterns for social behaviors that have developed in all cultures to resolve common problems
what are some cultural universals?
division of labor
marriage
family
rites of passage
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SYG 3
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2013-09-17T02:12:20Z
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