Culture
Two parts to culture
Material and nonmaterial culture
a group of people living in a specific area, having a common culture
What is society?
To help humans conquer their environment they used
What is technology?
When learning takes place in society this is called
Social learning
In social learning, there are these two components
A modeler (someone who demonstrates) and an observer who learns from watching
A teenagers self-identity is based on
societal pressures and cultural conformity
All humans share a common society. (T or F)
False
A humans reality is based on
the symbols and meaning of the symbols in society
Signs, objects, or words with meaning
What is a symbol?
The first and second instinct or reflex in baby's.
What is the grasping and rooting reflex
A humans sense of self is
socially-based
This field studies society based on Darwin's Theory of Evolution
What is Sociobiology?
Meaning is a constant among members of a group. (T or F)
False
These components are shared by all cultures (3) answers
technology, symbols, language, norms and values
In some parts of the world Americans are not welcome due to
Americans belief system, flag, religion and American symbols
Our personal and social relationships are
guided by our culture
This early Sociologist saw society as based on survival and adaptation with the best people rising to the top and weaker people should get out of the way.
Social Darwinism / Herbert Spencer
Language is a symbol of
What is a social identity
The transmission and creation of culture depend on this
the capacity to develop symbols
The critical period instinct for language development
The younger the 2nd language is introduced, the easier it is to learn.
Humans learn their culture through family education system and media
What is enculturation?
This deals with the interaction of a people
Society
These are the benefits of language
Language frees humans from time and space, transmits ideas, knowledge, and experiences
This theory states, "The structure of language depends on the natives perception of experiences".
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Genetically-based behavior patterns, designed for survival
What are instincts?