4.1 The Self as Embedded in Culture

Question 1

The total way of life of a particular group of people

Answer 1

Culture

Question 1

Self is influenced by

Answer 1

culture

Question 2

meaning of self varies from

Answer 2

culture to culture

Question 3

Cultural Forces Shaping the Self

Answer 3

• Language
• Symbols
• Values
• Beliefs
• Norms: Mores and Folkways

Question 4

System of symbols that allow members of society to communicate with one another

Answer 4

Language

Question 5

major means of cultural transmission

Answer 5

Language

Question 6

The process by which one generation passes culture to the next

Answer 6

Cultural transmission

Question 7

Language is the key to

Answer 7

communication, conversation, collaboration, and co-creation

Question 8

Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share culture.

Answer 8

Symbols

Question 9

Culturally defined standards of desirability, goodness, and beauty that serve as broad guidelines for social living.

Answer 9

Values

Question 10

Specific statements that people hold to be true.

Answer 10

Beliefs

Question 11

abstract standards of goodness

Answer 11

Values

Question 12

particular matters that individuals consider to be true or false

Answer 12

Beliefs

Question 13

rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.

Answer 13

Norms

Question 14

Norms that we should NOT do

Answer 14

Proscriptive norms

Question 15

Norms that we should do

Answer 15

Prescriptive norms

Question 16

Refer to a society’s standards of proper moral conduct

Answer 16

Mores

Question 17

They tell us what is right or wrong, appropriate or inappropriate.

Answer 17

Mores

Question 18

Refer to a society’s customs for routine, casual interactions

Answer 18

Folkways

Question 19

Have less moral significance than mores.

Answer 19

Folkways

Question 20

distinguish between right and wrong

Answer 20

Mores

Question 21

draw a line between right and rude

Answer 21

Folkways