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SOC SCI 2
Lesson 2: Society and Culture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| It is a group of individuals sharing a common culture, geographical location, and government | Society |
| What are the elements of society? | social solidarity, shared identity and culture, a common language, a large population and the ability to sustain succeeding generations of members, definite geographical area, political economic and social organization |
| There are five major types of societies | Hunting and Gathering, Horticultural and Pastoral Societies, Agricultural Societies, Industrial Societies, Post-Industrial Societies |
| What is a Hunting and Gathering Society? | It is considered as the first society in which people hunt animals and gather food |
| What is a Horticultural and Pastoral Society? | It is a gradual shift of lifestyle to a more sedentary life and introduction of agriculture |
| What is an Agricultural Society? | It is characterized by new methods of farming, invention and advanced tools and permanent settlements |
| What is an Industrial Society? | Technological advancements and rise of urban centers and cities |
| What is a Post-Industrial Society? | It is where Knowledge is a commodity and technological innovation is key to long-lasting growth and development |
| This type of society: It is where Knowledge is a commodity and technological innovation is key to long-lasting growth and development | Post-Industrial Society |
| This type of society: It is considered as the first society in which people hunt animals and gather food | Hunting and Gathering |
| This type of society: It is a gradual shift of lifestyle to a more sedentary life and introduction of agriculture | Horticultural and Pastoral |
| This type of society: Technological advancements and rise of urban centers and cities | Industrial Society |
| This type of society: It is characterized by new methods of farming, invention and advanced tools and permanent settlements | Agricultural Society |
| This covers important bases that define and influence a society | Culture |
| It is a set of beliefs, ideas, values, and practices, knowledge, history, and shared experiences, attitudes, and material possessions | Culture |
| There are two primary categories of Culture, what are they? | Material and Nonmaterial Culture |
| It is the category of culture where it is the physical or tangible objects shared/utilized in a society | Material Culture |
| It is the category of culture where it is intangible properties and elements of society that influences people | Nonmaterial Culture |
| The community stories and other types of narratives shared within societies are collectively called as? | Folklore |
| There are Four Vital Cultural Components, what are they? | Symbols, Language, Values, Norms |
| What are the types of Norms and how many? | There are 3, folkways, Mores, laws |
| What is the cultural component that are things that convey meaning or represent an idea? | Symbols |
| What is the cultural component that are a set of symbols that enables members of society to communicate verbally (written, gestures) | Language |
| What is the cultural component that are shared ideas, norms, & principles? | Values |
| What is the cultural component that is the standards to pertain what is good or bad? | Values |
| What is the cultural component where it is a set of shared rules of conduct that determine specific behavior among society members? | Norms |
| What norm is that one that is violated but does not have serious consequences? | Folkways |
| What norms have moral connotations? | Mores |
| What norm is that one that is legally enacted and enforced | Laws |
| It is a lifelong process of forging identity through social interaction | Socialization |
| An individual learns or acquires important aspects of his/her society's culture | Enculturation |
| A particular circumstances of a certain culture | Context |
| It is the study of different cultures of different societies | Anthropology |
| It considers cultures as equal | Relativistic approach |
| It is a belief that one's native culture is superior to other cultures | Ethnocentric approach |
| It invalidates other ways of life & creates a distorted view of one's own | Ethnocentrism |
| It considers its own culture as inferior to others | Xenocentrism |
| It recognizes and accepts the cultural differences between societies | Cultural Relativism |
| Relates Culture with the overall context of social order | Sociology |
| It operates on the assumption that society is a stable & orderly system | Structural Functionalism |
| It is a constant power struggle among the various social groups and institutions within a society | Conflict Theory |
| It views individual and group behavior and social interactions as defining features of society | Symbolic Interactionism |
| It sees culture as important element in building social capital & could lead to future conflicts and divisions | Political Science |
| An ideology that acknowledges and promotes cultural diversity w/in society | Multiculturalism |
| Awareness & acceptance of cultural differences | Cultural sensitivity |