Elements of Culture Flashcards
rules or standard of behavior shared by members of a social group.
Social norms
may be internalized or may be enforced by a positive or negative sanctions.
Social norms
arbitrary rules governing the countless behaviors that individuals engage in everyday w/o necessarily thinking about said acts deliberately.
Conventions
set of rules that has strong cultural significance and enforcement which expresses the group sense of what’s fitting, right, and conducive to social welfare.
Mores
considered indispensable and violations incur social punishment and peer diaspproval
Mores
uniformities in the behavior of a group which develop relatively spontaneously and even unconsciously in adapting to common life conditions.
Folkways
become established thru repetition and general occurence.
Folkways
formal means of social control
Laws
recorded, coded, and enforced by governing authority for the protection of life, property, and liberty
Laws
actions or behaviors that violate informal social norms or formally-enacted rules.
Deviance
strong negative norm; results in extreme disgust
Taboo
violation of legal codes
results in criminal action initiated by the state
Formal deviance
violation of unwritten, social rules of behavior
results in social sanctions or stigma
Informal deviance
TRUE or FALSE
lesser degrees of social violation result in preference rather than stigmatization.
TRUE
centers on objects, their properties, and the materials that they are made of, and the way in which these material facets are central to an understanding of culture and social relations.
Material culture
give examples of material culture
tools
weapons
machines
ornaments
utensils
art
buildings
monuments
written records
religious images
clothing
refers to tangibles
Material culture
understanding of civilization thru artifacts.
Material culture
system of conventional spoken, manual, or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves.
Language
functions for communication, expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release.
Language
intangibles; abstract
Language
unwritten but you may seem immoral
Mores
situation: wearing casual attire in a formal event
Mores
there is no defined punishment when violating this social norm
Folkways
there is defined punishment when violating this social norm
Laws
situation: pagmamano
Folkways
