Culture Review Flashcards
belief that you are the center if the universe
Egocentrism
shared way of life
Culture
things you hold dear
beliefs
shared ways we live by
values
anything we attach meaning to
symbols
symbols that allow us to communicate
language
Sapir Whorf Thesis
language shapes our reality
how we pass down culture from generations
culture transmission
sets you in a certain routine
social control
(right vs rude) rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior; patterns of behavior
norms
(right vs wrong) norms that lack moral significance, mild rules
folkway
strict rules of behavior- written or unwritten law
more
sanction
positive or negative responses to get you back to normal
material culture
anything tangible
non-material culture
intngible (sounds ideas, words)
ideal culture
what we want our culture to be
culture lag
each culture adapts t its own pace
sociocultural evolution
technology forces culture to change
culture shock
any cultures actions that differ from our own and cause discomfort
right of passage/ritual
markers that signify an event
cultural universe
something that takes place in every culture
culture trait
one thing or artifact
culture complex
series of traits that complete an action
culture pattern
series of complexes that complete an event
cultural relativism
looking at culture through its lens
subculture
a culture within a culture
counter culture
culture outside a culture
cultural universals
refer to what we have in common as human beings
cultural particulars
indicate how elements are expressed within and across cultural groups
