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Sociology Chapter 3

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Culture   Refers to the learned and shared behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, values, and material objects that characterize a particular group or society.  
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Society   A group of people who share a culture and a defined territory.  
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Characteristics of Culture   -Learned -Transmitted from one generation to the next -Shared -Adaptive and always changing  
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Material Culture   Consists of the physical objects that people make, use, and share  
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Nonmaterial Culture   The ideas that people create to interpret and understand the world  
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Symbol   Anything that stands for something else and has a particular meaning for people who share a culture  
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Language   A system of shared symbols that enables people to communicate with one another  
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Why Language is important?   Makes us human: its coveys our ideas, transmits information, and influences people's attitudes and behavior o Directs our thinking, control our actions, and shapes our expression of emotions  
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Values   the standards by which people define what is good or bad, moral or immoral, proper or improper, desirable or undesirable, beautiful or ugly  
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Major U.S Values   -Achievement and success -Humanitarianism -Efficiency and practicality -Progress - Material possessions -Freedom and equality -Conformity -Democracy -Individualism  
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Norms   Specific rules of right and wrong behavior  
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Folkways   Norms that involve everyday customs, practices, and interaction  
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Mores   Norms that people consider very important because they maintain moral and ethical behavior  
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Laws   Formally defined norms about what is legal or illegal  
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Sanctions   Rewards for good or appropriate behavior and/or penalties for bad or inappropriate behavior  
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Rituals   Formal and repeated behavior that unite people  
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Cultural Universals   Customs and practices that are common to all societies  
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Ideal Culture   The beliefs, values, and norms that people say they hold or follow  
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Real Culture   People's actual everyday behavior  
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Ethnocentrism   The belief that one's own culture, society, or group is inherently superior that others  
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Cultural Relativism   The belief that no culture is better than another and should be judged by its own standards  
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Subculture   A group within society that has distinctive norms, values, beliefs, lifestyles, or language  
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Counterculture   A group within society that openly opposes and rejects some of the dominant culture's norms, values, or laws  
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Multiculturalism   The coexistence of several cultures in same geographic area, without one culture dominant another  
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Culture Shock   Confusion, disorientation, or anxiety that accompanies exposure to unfamiliar way of life  
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High Culture   The cultural expression of society's highest social classes  
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Popular Culture   The beliefs, practices, activities, and products that are widespread among a population  
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Cultural Capital   Resources and assets that give a group advantages.  
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Mass Media   Forms of communication designed to reach large numbers of people  
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Cultural Imperialism   The cultural values and products of society influence or dominate those of another  
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Cultural Integration   The consistency of various aspects of society that promotes order and stability  
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Cultural Lag   The gap that occurs when material culture changes faster than nonmaterial culture  
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