Chapter 3 Flashcards
Which of the following concepts employs the kind of value neutrality in scientific study that Max Weber saw as being so important?
Cultural relativism
Mores are
norms that are deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.
Which of the following is considered a negative, informal sanction?
Humiliation
A Girl Scout works hard on a difficult project, and when she has completed her work, she is given a badge that she can wear on her uniform. This is an example of
a sanction.
A dominant ideology is
a set of cultural beliefs that help to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests.
Invention is the
combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.