Ch 1 & 2

Question 1

Sociology

Answer 1

The scientific study of human social behavior

Question 2

if it’s true then it’s…

if it’s false then it’s…

Answer 2

FACT

Debunked

Question 3

Some examples of material culture

Answer 3

automobiles, books, clothing, computers, cooking utensils

Question 4

Some examples of non-material culture

Answer 4

rules, beliefs, ideas, language, skills

Question 5

Folkway example

Answer 5

dont put food in your mouth with a knife
shake hands when you’re introduced to someone
do your homework
(not that significant, acceptable behavior)

Question 6

Mores examples

Answer 6

Dishonesty, Fraud, Murder

great moral significance, could endanger society

Question 7

Laws examples

Answer 7

Theft, rape, not parking in spaces reserved for drivers with disabilities
(written rules set to protect society, enacted and enforced by the government)

Question 8

Cultural trait

example

Answer 8

individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need
example:utensils used when eating

Question 9

Cultural complex

example

Answer 9

a cluster of interrelated traits

football inclues helments, pads, etc.

Question 10

Cultural pattern

example

Answer 10

combination of a number of cultural complexes into an interrelated whole
example: how society is made up of religion, education, etc

Question 11

Ethnocentrism

Answer 11

tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior to all others

Question 12

Cultural relativism

Answer 12

belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards

Question 13

subculture

Answer 13

segment of our society, with norms, values, and behaviors that set it apart from the larger (american) culture

Question 14

counterculture

Answer 14

subculture whose values oppose those of the larger society

Question 15

anthropology

Answer 15

comparative study of past and present cultures

Question 16

psychology

Answer 16

focuses on individual behavior and thinking of organisms (not really group behavior- sociology)

Question 17

Define folkways

Answer 17

norms that describe socially acceptable behavior, but dont have great moral significance attached to them

Question 18

Define Mores

Answer 18

This behavior has great moral significance bc if they are violated, it endangers society

Question 19

Define laws

Answer 19

written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the gov

Question 20

How are subcultures related to countercultures?

Answer 20

Countercultures usually result from subcultures.
They both involve dealing with values, behaviors, and practices.
the difference is that countercultures reject the values of society and replace them while the subculture only challenges or accepts them.

Question 21

What is material culture?

Answer 21

The physical objects that people create and use

Question 22

What is nonmaterial culture?

Answer 22

The abstract human creations

Question 23

ex of counterculture

Answer 23

hippies, racial hate groups, sleeper cell of terrorists

Question 24

ex of subculture

Answer 24

based on
religion, ethnic background, racial group, sexual preference, region, activities/hobbies, job
occupational: construction workers,teachers
regional: boston, alaskan, appalachians
ethnic: German, Chinese
religious: amish, Jewish, Muslim