Intro
the study of social stability and order
What is social statics?
the idea that the best societies will survive and the weak ones will fail
What is Social Darwinism?
physical objects created by and shared by a society
What is material culture?
a powerful rule of behavior, a violation of or discussion about it demands rejection by society
what is a subculture that is opposed to the values of the dominant culture
What is a counter culture?
the study of social change
What is social dynamics?
this theory assumes that society will return to a state of stability after upheaval has occurred
What is Functionalism?
abstract human creations shared by a society
What is non-material culture?
rewards and punishments used to encourage people to follow norms
What are sanctions?
the ability to control the behavior of others
What is power?
the belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation, on the knowledge of which we can be sure
What is positivism?
the theory that emphasizes the role of competition and change, groups compete to preserve and promote their own values and interests
the spreading of cultural traits, ideas, values, and material objects from one society to another
What is cultural diffusion?
cultural guidelines the members of a society claim to accept
the study of the biology basis of human behavior
What is sociobiology?
Who is Auguste Comte?
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
the creation of something new from previously existing objects of processes
What is cultural invention?
norms with great moral significance attached to them
What are mores?
cultural traits that exist in all cultures
What are cultural universals?
the ability to see the link between society and self, helps one to resist conformity
the approach that depicts human interaction as a theatrical performance
What is Dramaturgy?
the process of which something is learned or reinterpreted by the members of a society
What is cultural discovery?
norms with little significance, social expectations for everyday behaviors
What are folkways?
viewing one's culture as superior to other cultures
What is ethnocentrism?