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Culture |
The was of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a people way of life. the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next. |
Culture is shared way of life or social heritage. |
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Popular Culture |
the physical or technological aspects of our daily lives. |
EX: computers, tools weapons, raw material. |
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Non-Material Culture |
Was of using material objects, as well as customs, beliefs, philosophies, governments, and patterns of communication. |
EX: Beliefs, technology, values, norms, symbols, customs, philosophies, and the government are important of non material culture. |
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Culture Shock |
Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. |
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Ethnocentrism |
the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. |
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Culture Relativism |
not judging a culture, but trying to understand it on its own terms. |
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Symbolic Culture |
Is another term for non-material culture. |
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Symbols |
something to which people attach meaning and that they use to communicate to one another. |
Symbols include gestures, language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, and mores. |
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Gestures |
movements of the bod to communicate with others, are shorthand ways to convey messages without using words. |
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Language |
A system of symbols that can be confined in a infinite number of ways and can represent not only objects but also abstract thought. |
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Values |
Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad beautiful or ugly. |
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Norms |
Expectations of right behavior. |
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Formal Norm |
a norm that has been written down and that specifies strict punishments for violators. |
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Informal Norm |
a norm that is generally understood, but not precisely recorded. |
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Sanctions |
Either expressions of approval given to people for upholding norms or expressions of disapproval for violating them. |
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Positive Sanction |
a reward or positive reaction for following norms, ranging from a smile to a material reward. |
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Negative Sanction |
an expression of disapproval for breaking a norm, ranging from a mild, informal reaction such as a frown to a formal reaction such as a prize or a prison sentence. |
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Culture Transmission |
The process by which one generation passes culture to the next. |
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Beliefs |
Specific statements that people hold to be true. |
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Mores |
Norms that are strictly enforced because they are thought essential to core values or the well-being of the group. |
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Folkways |
Norms that are not strictly enforced. |
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Taboo |
A norm so strong that it brings extreme sanctions, even revulsion, if violated. |
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Counterculture |
a group whose values,beliefs, norms, and related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader culture. |
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Subculture |
the values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its members from the lager culture; a world within a world. |
Motorcycle clubs, Alabama football fans, the southern California beach crowd., Elvis impersonators, and wilderness campers all display subculture patterns. |
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Culture Universals |
a value, norm, or cultural trait that is found in every group. |
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Multiculturalism |
A perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the united States and promoting respect and equal standing for all cultural traditions. |
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Cultural Lag |
The fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others, disrupting a culture system. |
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Invention |
The process of creating new cultural elements that change our way of life. |
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Discovery |
Recognizing and better understanding something already in existence. |
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Diffusion |
The spread of objects or ideas from one society to another. |
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