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Culture |
the ways of thinking,the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a person's way of life |
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Nonmaterial culture |
the ideas created by members of a society |
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material culture |
the physical things created by members of a society |
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culture shock |
personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life |
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symbol |
anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture |
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language |
a system of symbols that allows people to communicate with each other |
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cultural transmission |
the process by which one generation passes culture to the next |
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Sapir-Whorf thesis |
the idea that people see and understand the world through the cultural lens of language |
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values |
culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living |
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beliefs |
specific thoughts or ideas that people hold to be true |
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norms |
rules and exceptions by which a society guides the behavior of its members |
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mores |
norms that are widely observed and have a great moral significance |
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folkways |
norms for routines and casual interaction |
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social control |
attempts by society to regulate people's thoughts and behavior |
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technology |
knowledge that people use to make a way of life in their surroundings |
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high culture |
cultural patterns that distinguish a society's elite |
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popular culture |
cultural patterns that are widespread among a society's population |
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subculture |
cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society's population |
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multiculturalism |
a perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the United States and promoting equal standing for all cultural traditions |
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eurocentrism |
the dominance of European(especially English) cultural patterns |
