Culture
Artifacts, Symbols, Language, Values, Norms
What are the components of culture?
Peoples unique way of life that is handed down through learning and experience
What is culture?
standards by which people define what is good or bad
What are values
This person developed ethnocentrism
Who is William Sumner?
looks at culture without judgement
What is cultural relativism?
What are some examples that represent a culture?
Physical objects, beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by a group
The confusion people experience when they come in contact with another culture?
What is culture shock?
core value that permeates all aspects of US life for all groups
What is freedom?
These two people created the hypothesis that language shapes our conciousness and perception of objects/events
Who is Sapir & Whorf?
In America the dove is a symbol of...
What is peace?
jewelry, art, buildings, weapons, clothes
What is material culture?
Using your own culture to judge other individuals or cultures
What is ethnocentrism?
values that together form a larger whole
What are value clusters?
Sociologist that wrote the most valued things to Americans?
Who is Robin Williams?
Stealing is an example of...
What are mores?
way of thinking
What is nonmaterial culture?
something to which people attach meaning and then use to communicate with others
What is a symbol?
expectations of behavior that reflect and enforce values
What are social norms?
he suggests that we develop a for evaluating cultures on their "quality of life"
Who is Robert Edgerton?
The U.S. is a....meaning it is made up of many different groups
What is a pluralistic society?
culture within a culture (farmers, teens, mechanics,)
What is a subculture?
organization of written or spoken symbols into a standard system
What is language?
a norm that is so strong even thought of it's violation brings revulsion
What is a taboo?
A Native American Sociologist who studied why Native Americans like westerns
Who is JoEllen Shively?
hard work, education, efficiency, individualism, and materialism make up the...of success
What is a value cluster?