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culture: sec 3,4,5,6

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The values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its members. subculture
A group whose values, beliefs, and related behaviors place its members counterculture
A society made up of many different groups pluralistic society
values that fit together to form a larger whole value cluster
values that contradict one another value contradiction
The ideal values and norms of people ideal culture
The norms and values people actually follow real culture
A value, norm, or cultural traits found in every group cultural universals
Narrow sense, tools Broader sense, skills necessarry to make and use tools technology
Ogburn's term for human behavior lagging behind technological innovation cultural lag
The spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another cultural diffusion
Cultures become similar to one another. U.S. culture being exported to other nations cultural leveling
The emerging technologies of an era that impact on social life new technology
High value on personal achievment Achievement and success
Individual efforts and initiative that can go from bottom to the top Individualism
Expect people to work hard Activity and work
Awards people for getting things done efficiently Efficiency and practicality
Use science to control nature and develop new technology Science and Technology
Rapid technological change Progress
Good nutrition, medical care, and housing Material comfort
Helpfulness, kindness, aid in disaster, organized philantrophy Humanitarianism
Pervades U.S. life and American revolution Freedom
Majority rules Democracy
Value of equality plays a major role in Americans Equality
Value some groups more than others Racism and group superiority
Go as far in school as their abilities and finances allow Education
Acknowledge a belief in a supreme being Religiosity
Marriage is romantic love, "folk beliefs" enforce this Romantic love
Fifteen U.S. values Achievement and success/Individualism/Activity and work/Efficiency and practicality/Science and Technology/Progress/Material comfort/Humanitarianism/Freedom/Democracy/Equality/Racism and group superiority/Education/Religiosity/Romantic love
Computer games, boats, sports, vacation are values humans like Leisure
Human potential movement, personal development Self-fulfillment
Food, weight, health, leads to people exercising Physical fitness
Valuing youth and disparaging age Youlthfulness
Take care of for future people Concern for the environment
Five emerging U.S. values leisure/slef-fulfillment/physical fitness/youlthfulness/concern for the environment
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