Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them

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Folkways

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Norms that have great moral significance attached to them

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Mores

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Written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the government

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Laws

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A cluster of interrelated cultural traits

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Culture Complexes

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The combination of a number of cultural complexes into an interrelated whole

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Cultural Patterns

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Features that are so basic that all societies must develop them to ensure their fulfillment

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Cultural Universals

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The tendency to view one’s culture and group as superior

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Ethnocentrism

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The belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than applying the standards of another culture

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Cultural Relativism

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Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population

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Subculture

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Subcultural practices that are consciously intended to challenge the values of the larger society

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Counterculture

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Abstract human creations (beliefs, family patterns, ideas, languages, political systems, etc.)

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Nonmaterial Culture

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A group of interdependent people who have organized in such a was as to share a common culture and feeling of unity

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Society

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A combination of physical objects and the rules for using those objects

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Technology

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Organization of written or spoken symbols into a standard system

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Language

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Shared beliefs about what is good and bad

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Values

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Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations

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Norms

17
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An individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need

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Culture Trait

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All the shared products of human groups

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Culture

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The physical objects that people create and use (automobiles, books, buildings, clothing, etc.)

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Material Culture

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Abstract human creations (beliefs, family patterns, ideas, languages, political systems, etc.)

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Nonmaterial Culture