Vocabulary
being able to understand aspects of a culture
What is cultural literacy?
consists of tangible objects that reflect a society
What is material culture?
The standards by which members of a culture define what is good or bad, desirable or undesirable
What are values?
the way cultural traits are spread from one culture to another
What is cultural diffusion?
military, boarding schools, psyciatric hospitals, prisons
What are examples of Total Institutions?
Judging others in terms of one's own cultural standards
What is ethnocentrism?
The language, beliefs, values, and material objects that are passed from one generation to the next
What is culture?
Norms that have moral dimensions and should be followed by members of a society
What are mores?
3 examples of formal sanctions
What are awards, citations, promotions, fines...
don't pontificate, don't multitask, use open-ended questions, go with the flow, if you don't know, say you don't know, don't equate your experience with theirs, try not to repeat yourself, stay out of the weeds, listen, and be breif
What are 10 ways to have a better conversation?
the focus on how social groups affect each other
What is macro-sociology?
abstract ideas that define a society (like values, freedom, democracy, etc.)
What is non-material culture?
norms that lack moral significance
What are folkways?
Bias that occurs when an individual only trusts and/or believes informational sources that confirm their already existing viewpoints.
What is Confirmation Bias?
Focuses on the actual interaction among people
What is Interactionism
rewards or punishments designed to encourage or discourage desired behavior
What are sanctions?
group that is set apart from a society's main population based on common cultural patterns
Expected behavior within a society
What are norms?
Bias that occurs when an individual is able to recognize bias that others may have, but are unable to recognize it within themselves.
What is Blind-Spot Bias?
Agents of socialization
What are family, peers, school and media
the preparation of newcomers to become members of an existing group and to think, feel, and act in a way the group considers appropriate
What is socialization?
culture that pushes back against mainstream culture in an attempt to change how a society functions
What is counter-culture?
Norms are important because...
Norms provide us with an expected idea of how to behave, and function to provide order and predictability in society.
the strong inclination of the mind, or a preconceived opinion about something or someone
What is bias?
Respecting and appreciating various cultures from around the world
What is multiculturalism?