Definitions
Gesture, object, or word that forms the basis of human communication
What is a symbol?
An established standard of behavior maintained by a society
What is a norm?
This perspective would focus on which groups have dominant ideology to maintain powerful social economic and political interests
What is conflict perspective?
Important element of culture, includes speech, written characters, etc.
What is language?
Degrees in a triangle
What is 180?
What is a value?
Deemed Highly Necessary for Welfare of a society (Almost always wrong)
What is a more?
From the __________ perspective, subcultures are evidence that differences can exist within a common culture
What is functionalist?
Spread of cultural items from one place to another
What is diffusion?
Capital of South Dakota
What is Pierre?
Totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior
What is culture?
A norm that has been written down and that specifies strict punishments for violators
What is a formal norm?
Sociologists associated with ___________ perspective emphasize that language and symbols offer a powerful way for a subculture to maintain its identity
What is interactionist?
Penalty or reward for conduct concerning a social norm
What is a sanction?
Width (in yards) of a football field
53 1/3
Fairly large number of people who live in the same territory, are relatively independent of people outside their area, and participate in a common culture
What is society?
What is an informal norm?
Tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others
What is ethnocentrism?
The process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture through discovery or invention
What is innovation?
Iowa's State Bird
What is the gold finch?
Combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not exist before
What is an invention?
Norms for governing everyday behavior
What are folkways?
People's adaptations to meet needs for food, shelter, and clothing are examples of what George Murdock referred to
What are cultural universals?
The feeling of surprise and disorientation that people experience when they encounter cultural practices that are different from their own
What is culture shock?
NFL team Kirk Ferentz coached for
Who are the Cleveland Browns? (Became the Baltimore Ravens)