Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
Norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them
Folkways
Norms that have great moral significance attached to them
Mores
Written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the government
Laws
A cluster of interrelated cultural traits
Culture Complexes
The combination of a number of cultural complexes into an interrelated whole
Cultural Patterns
Features that are so basic that all societies must develop them to ensure their fulfillment
Cultural Universals
The tendency to view one’s culture and group as superior
Ethnocentrism
The belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than applying the standards of another culture
Cultural Relativism
Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population
Subculture
Subcultural practices that are consciously intended to challenge the values of the larger society
Counterculture
Abstract human creations (beliefs, family patterns, ideas, languages, political systems, etc.)
Nonmaterial Culture
A group of interdependent people who have organized in such a was as to share a common culture and feeling of unity
Society
A combination of physical objects and the rules for using those objects
Technology
Organization of written or spoken symbols into a standard system
Language
Shared beliefs about what is good and bad
Values
