Lesson 1

Question 1

Culture (according to Macionis 2017)

Answer 1

Is the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a people’s way of life

Question 2

Values

Answer 2

culturally defined standards that people use to decide wht is deliberate, good, and beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living

Question 3

Beliefs

Answer 3

specific thoughts or ideas hat people hold to be true

Question 4

American Values (Williams, Jr. 1970)

Answer 4

Equal opportunity, Achievement and success, Material comfort, Activity and work, Practicality and efficiency, Progress, Science, Democracy and Free Enterprise, Freedom, Racism and Racial Superiority

Question 5

Norms

Answer 5

rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members

Question 6

Mores

Answer 6

norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance

Question 7

folkways

Answer 7

norms for routine or casual interaction

Question 8

sanctions

Answer 8

punishments and rewards aimed at influencing our behavior

Question 9

social control:

Answer 9

shame, guilt

Question 10

symbol

Answer 10

anything that caries a meaning and is recognized by people who share a culture

Question 11

Language

Answer 11

a system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another

Question 12

material culture

Answer 12

artifacts - objects by humans infused with cultural meaning
Material culture reflects technological development of a society.
Technology impacts the way people relate to one another and interact with one another.