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Chp 2 - Culture Flashcards

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define CULTURE

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complex system of meaning and behavior that defines the way of life for a given group/society

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what are aspects of culture

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belief, morals, values, knowledge, art, language, laws, customs, ways of thinking, patterns of behavior

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what is the purpose of culture

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  • defines what is perceived as good and bad
  • give ppl sense of belonging
  • instruct how to behave
  • tell what to think
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define MATERIAL CULTURE

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objects created in given society

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define NONMATERIAL CULTURE

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equally strong/stronger influence than material culture

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define ETHNOCENTRICISM

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only seeing things from pov of own group

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ethnocentrism stresses

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group solidarity and superiority

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define CULTURAL RELATIVISM

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something must be understood and judged only in relation to cultural context which it apepars

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define CULTURE SHOCK

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disorientation when encountering new/rapidly changed cultural situation

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characteristics of culture (is)

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  • shared
  • learned
  • taken for granted
  • symbolic
  • varies across time and place
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define SYMBOLS

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things/behaviors to which ppl give meaning

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t/f: symbols do not have inherent meaning

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true, meaning is bestowed by people

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define LANGUAGE

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set of symbols and rules combined in a meaningful way to provide complex communication system

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define SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

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language determines other aspects of culture bc it provides categories thru which social reality is defined; tells what is important in culture

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define NORMS

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specific cultural expectations for how to behave in given situation (dos and donts)

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give an example of a norm

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manners

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17
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what is the significance of William Sumner

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Folkways and Mores

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18
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define VALUES

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abstract standards that define ideal principles

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give an example of values

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liberty and freedom

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give and example of belief

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religion

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define BELIEFS

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shared ideas about what is true held collectively by ppl within given culture providing the basis for many norms and values

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define FOLKWAYS

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general standards of behavior adhered to by group

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give examples of folkways

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cultural forms of dress and food habits

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give an example of mores

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laws and religious doctrines

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define MORES

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strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior

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define LAWS

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written guidelines that define right and wrong in societ

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define SOCIAL SANCTIONS

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mechanisms of social control that enforce folkways, mores, and norms

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define TABOOS

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behavior that bring most serious sanctions

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29
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define ETHNOMETHODOLOGY

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theoretical approach based on idea that you can discover normal social order through disrupting it

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define DOMINANT CULTURE

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culture of most powerful group in society in which social institutions give it some legitimacy and is the standard which other cultures are judged

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do dominant cultures need to be the culture of the majority?

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no

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32
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define SUBCULTURE

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smaller groups sthat mimic dominant culture with some differences and reinterpretations

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give examples of subcultures

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rap, hip hop, amish, cult

34
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define COUNTERCULTURE

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created as reaction against values of dominant culture and develop practices explicitly defying dominant group

35
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give examples of countercultures

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white supremacist movement and youth gangs

36
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define GLOBAL CULTURE

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diffusion of single culture throughout the world

37
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define MASS MEDIA

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print/electronic channels of communication available to wide segments of population

38
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define POPULAR CULTURE

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beliefs, practices, and objects that are part of everyday tradition

39
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define SOCIAL MEDIA

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vast networks of social interaction that new media inspired

40
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define CULTURAL HEGEMONY

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pervasive and excessive influence of one culture throughout society causing conformity even without the elites overtly forcing people

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define REFLECTION HYPOTHESIS

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mass media reflects values of general population

42
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what does functionalism believe about culture

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  • integrates ppl into groups
  • provides coherence and stability
43
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what does conflict theory believe about culture

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  • can be source of political resistance
  • increasingly controlled by economic monopolies
44
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define CULTURAL CAPITAL

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cultural resources deemed worthy that give advantages of groups possessing them

45
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how does symbolic interaction view culture

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  • creates group identity from diverse cultural meanings
  • changes as ppl bring new cultural meanings
  • is socially constructed thru activities of social groups
46
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define POSTMODERNIST THEORY

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idea society is not objective but found in words/images ppl use to represent behavior and ideas

47
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what does new cultural studies believe about culture

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  • is ephemeral, unpredictable, and constantly changing
  • is material manifestation of consumer-oriented society
48
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what does feminist theory believe about culture

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  • reflects interests and perspectives of powerful men
  • anchored in inequality of women
  • creates images and values that reproduce sexism and racism
49
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define CULTURAL LAG

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one aspect of culture lags behind other parts that rapidly change

50
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what are sources of cultural change

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  • change in societal conditions
  • cultural diffusion
  • innovation
  • imposed
51
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define CULTURAL DIFFUSION

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transmission of cultural elements from 1 society/group to another

52
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how does cultural diffusion happen

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big force or subcultural influences enter dominant group

53
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define DRAMATURGY

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theoretical perspective based on analogy that face-to-face interactions are like a performance

54
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define PRESENTATION OF SELF

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performing a role like a theater

55
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define SIGN VEHICLES

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answers the question of what is going on

56
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list sign vehicles

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  • appearance
  • manner
  • setting
57
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define APPEARANCE

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stimuli telling us performer’s social status/role

58
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define MANNER

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stimuli warning us of actions that match role

59
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define SETTING

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appropriate setting for the role

60
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define PERFORMANCE

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all activity of given participant on given occasion serving to influence in any way of any other participants

61
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define PERSONAL FRONT

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items of expressive equipment most intimately identified with performer

62
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give examples of personal front

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  • clothing
  • sex
  • age
  • rank
  • characteristics
63
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define BACK REGION/BACK STAGE

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place where impression fostered by performance knowingly contradicted as a matter of course

64
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how is culture learned and spread

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  1. learned throughout life
  2. passed on by groups (by socialization)
  3. passed from group to group (by diffusion)
65
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what is the most important part of culture and why

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language; have to understand language to fully understand culture

66
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language can control how we

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think

67
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what type of norms are there and give examples

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formal: laws
informal: glances

68
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sanctions are both (x2)

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positive and negative; formal and informal

69
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give examples of formal negative sanctions

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going to jail

70
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give examples of informal negative sanction

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yelling

71
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give an example of positive formal sanctions

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pay raise

72
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give an example of positive informal sanctions

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compliments

73
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how do functionalists view culture

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  • cultural beliefs and norms generally agreed on
  • passed through all institutions
  • change when innovations/discovery create new situations
  • rewards and punishments help reinforce beliefs and norms (even if not directed to the individual)
74
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give examples of cultural revolutions

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democratic, industrial, scientific, social media

75
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define MANIFEST FUNCTION

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intended, purposeful, and conscious consequences

76
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define LATENT FUNCTIONS

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unintended, hidden purposes, unconscious consequences that are either positive or negative

77
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define DYSFUNCTIONS

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disrupts stability of society (can be known or latent)

78
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how did conflict theorists view culture

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top 1% have hegemonic control (work to maintain their power, control language and ideas, and less powerful groups believe it is in their interests to do things that help the elites)

79
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what is the little subgroup between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

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petite bourgeoisie

80
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how to do symbolists view culture

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  • culture is conscious, controlled by everyone, and is decided by the people
  • cultural change is due to values, norms, etc
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