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What is ethnocentrism?
The use of one’s own culture a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their values, norms and behaviors.
What is non-material culture?
beliefs, behaviors, gestures within culture
Explain culture shock.
The disorientation that people experience when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no longer depend on their taken for granted assumptions about life.
cultural aspects that are considered to be objects
What are subcultures?
smaller cultures within the dominant culture
What are counter-cultures?
smaller cultures working against the the values of the larger culture
What is ideal culture?
ideal values, norms, expectations that society has
What is real culture?
norms and values that people actually follow
Explain the concept of ethnocentrism
The use of one’s own culture a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their values, norms and behaviors.
Explain the concept of culture shock
The disorientation that people experience when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no longer depend on their taken for granted assumptions about life.
What role do values have in culture?
they define what is desirable in life/culture---set standards by which people define “good & bad”
specified times when people are allowed to break the norms and not worry about being sanctioned