Culture
A distinct cultural group within a larger culture
“Culture within a culture"
Subculture
This value includes success at work, school, sports, and gaining wealth
Personal Achievement
Optional position that you can obtain, such as parent, coach, spouse
Achieved Status
Interaction that occurs when people work together to achieve shared goals
Cooperation
T or F
Society and Culture are the exact same thing
False
Shared rules of conduct and accepted behaviors
Norms
Americans do not want the government to interfere in their daily lives or personal choices
Freedom
Norms that specify the rights and obligations of each status; define how people who hold statuses ought to act and feel
Role
Parties trade tangible/intangible benefits with the expectation that ALL parties will benefit
Exchange
Moving to a different country where you are not a citizen with the purpose of living there long-term
Immigration
Physical aspects of culture
Ex. Clothing, Buildings, Books, Artwork, Food
Material Culture
Americans believe that citizens have the right to choose their representatives in the government through voting
Democracy
One status that plays the greatest role in shaping a person’s life
Master Status
Individuals feel that they don’t belong
Out Group
2 people, if one leaves, group is destroyed
Dyad
Adopting the cultural practices of the dominant group
Assimilation
Includes not only good nutrition, medical care, and housing, but also nice cars and recreation.
Material Comfort
Conflict within one status
Role Strain
A group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister
Cult
Group-characterized by intimate, face to face interaction
Ex. Family
Primary Group
The belief that your own culture and group is superior to others
Ethnocentrism
Most Americans place a high value on morality and view the world in terms of “right vs. wrong"
Humanitarianism
Conflict due to many statuses
Role Conflict
Referring to the effect that the presence of other people has on the decision to help or not help, with help becoming less likely as the number of bystanders increases
Bystander Effect
The belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture
Cultural Relativism