Chapter 3 Flashcards
anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture
symbol
a system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another
language
the process by which one generation passes culture to the next
cultural transmission
the idea that people see and understand the world through the cultural lens of language
Sapir-Whorf thesis
culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living
values
specific thoughts or ideas that people hold to be true
beliefs
rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members
norms
norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance
mores
norms for routing or casual interaction
folkways
attempts by society to regulate people’s thoughts and behavior
social control
cultural patterns that distinguish a society’s elite
high culture
cultural patterns that are widespread among a society’s population
popular culture
cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society’s population
subculture
a perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the United States and promoting equal standing for all cultural traditions
multiculturalism
the dominance of European (especially English) patterns
Eurocentrism
