All Kinds of Culture
The Amish are an example of this?
Subculture
These are reward or punishments used to reinforce norms
Sanctions
Maintaining stability requires a consensus and the support of society's members.
Functionalist Theory
This overhypes stories to manipulate beliefs
Sensationalism
How does language affect culture?
Language is the foundation of culture. Language allows for the spread of culture and the communication of habits and customs.
This culture is found among homogeneous groups. (Rural)
Folk Culture
This type of norm carries with it great moral significance and is vital to the well being of society
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Culture is what people make of it- you either try to fit in or stand out
Symbolic Interactionist
This exaggerates and generalizes an entire category of people
Stereotype
evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture
ethnocentrism
Norms that are formally defined and enforced by officials and consciously created by the group
Laws/formal norms
A sociologist conducts research into the ways that Hispanic American students are historically underprivileged in the U.S. education system. What theoretical approach is the sociologist using?
Conflict Theory
When a member of dominant culture takes elements of an oppressed groups culture
Appropriation
The Lost Boys of Sudan felt this upon their arrival to America.
Culture Shock
Who is responsible for High Culture?
Celebs, wealthy, upper-class
These rules cover customary ways of thinking and feeling, but lack significant moral overtones
folkway
The “American Dream”—the notion that anybody can be successful and rich if they work hard enough—is most commonly associated with which sociological theory?
Conflict Theory
That culture is so strange because they eat that. Yuck
Ethnocentrism
The observance of Western holidays in Vietnam and the Philippines is a sign of what aspect of culture
Diffusion
Under which category of norm would you find a taboo?
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The Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011 grew to be an international movement. Supporters believe that the economic disparity between the highest economic class and the mid to lower economic classes is growing at an exponentially alarming rate. A sociologist who studies that movement by examining the interactions between members at Occupy camps would most likely use what theoretical approach?
Symbolic Interactionist
Placing a priority on understanding the culture. What is the cultural significance of that food?
Cultural Relativism
Health, love, and freedom are examples of
Values