norm that describes socially acceptable behavior but odes not have a great moral significance

written rules of conduct that are enacted and enforced by the government

group that shares values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population

shared belief about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

norm that had moral significance attached to it

feature common to all cultures that is developed to ensure the fulfillment of some needs of society

an aspect of culture that changes less rapidly than other aspects of the same culture

tendency to view one´s own culture or group as superior to others

group of interdependent people organized to share a common culture and feeling of unity

process by which cultures become more and more alike

belief hat cultures should be judged b their own standards

a group that rejects the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society

cultural transmission

the process by which one generation passes culture to the next

process of spreading cultural traits from one society to another

shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations

organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system

gift giving and feasting

examples of cultural universals

rewards and punishments to encourage people to follow norms

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Sociology

Chapter 2 Vocab

Term	Definition
folkway	norm that describes socially acceptable behavior but odes not have a great moral significance
laws	written rules of conduct that are enacted and enforced by the government
subculture	group that shares values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population
efficiency and practicality	examples of American values
value	shared belief about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable
more	norm that had moral significance attached to it
cultural universal	feature common to all cultures that is developed to ensure the fulfillment of some needs of society
class ring and bale eagle	examples of symbols
cultural lag	an aspect of culture that changes less rapidly than other aspects of the same culture
ethnocentrism	tendency to view one´s own culture or group as superior to others
society	group of interdependent people organized to share a common culture and feeling of unity
cultural leveling	process by which cultures become more and more alike
cultural relativism	belief hat cultures should be judged b their own standards
counterculture	a group that rejects the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society
cultural transmission	the process by which one generation passes culture to the next
cultural diffusion	process of spreading cultural traits from one society to another
norms	shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations
language	organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system
gift giving and feasting	examples of cultural universals
sanctions	rewards and punishments to encourage people to follow norms

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