Recognizing culture Flashcards
Social Intelligence
refers to our ability to understand social relationship & get along with others
Status
Position (role) in society
We develop _______ based on the statues & roles we have
Our identity
Not all ______ are values
Beliefs
Symbol
Anything that has the same meaning for two or more people (Ex. The american flag)
Dissonance
Occurs when something is dissordered & produces a negative feeling that we want to relieve (Conflict between yourself, your identity, & society)
Language
Series of symbols used to communicate something among people
Punishments for breaking _______ are harsher than breaking _______
Mores, Folkways (If you break a law can go to jail if you speak without raising your hand may just get a nasty look)
Values
Are what society holds to be valuable, good, or important
The power of culture
When we use culture to our advantage (Ex. if you have a job interview can find out about the culture of the workplace like how they think, behave, or speak, etc)
Counterculture
Group in a society that doesnt follow rules, values, or beliefs that the main culture does
Having acess to more ______ give a person a better way to understand people, objects, or things
Words
Multiculturalism
People respect different cultures in a society & honor their unique contributions to a larger “umbrella” culture
Popular Culture
Culture among the average people
What are the two vital parts of social constructions of reality?
- Symbols
- Words
Social intelligence requires _______ where people with social intelligence know the appropiate cultural clues in their society & can accurately read the clues given off
Cultural Capital
Subcultures
Cultural groups that exist within another (Like a big city that diverse)
Agency
Ability to act & think independently of social constraints ( Not following social norms)
Culture
Refers to the characteristics of a group or society that makes it distinct from other groups & society
Your ______ & ______ reflect the culture you was raised in
Beliefs & Values
______ is the driving force in the development of society & leads to different types of societies like hunter-gathers to postindustrial
Technology
Cultural Universals
Cultural practices that exist in most or all societies (Like family, social structure, beliefs, etc)
Norms
Refers to expectations about the appropriate thoughts, feelings, & behaviors of people in a variety of situtations (What we are expected to do)
________ reflects the value & beliefs of the people within that culture
Material Culture
Generalized order
Our perceptions of the attitudes of other people (Usually see it when people say “ Most people think …”)
Material Culture
Consists of physical artifacts that shape people lives like clothing, food, artwork, etc
Changes in _____ reflect changes in norms & values as people try to put current conditions into context with cultural values
Laws
__________ is when we know the expactations of most people even though havent asked most people
Gneralized order
Role
the expectations of how people should behave, think, or feel with certain status
Sapir-whorf hypothesis(lingusitc relativism)
States that language influence our understanding of reality beyond the meanings of symbols (If a person froma culture with more words to describe an object will provide more details than someone who doesnt)
Belief
Are what wee deem to be true
Specialization
Associated with the growth of inequality as some skills become more valued than others
Social Identity
The unique set of status, rules, & traits that each of us have
Nonmaterial Culture (Symbolic Culture)
Nonphysical products of society that was created overtime & shared like language, beliefs, values, norms, etc)
Culture is ________ where its created through interacrions among people
Socially constrcuted
High Culture
Culture of the rich & elites
Mores
Refers to the belief about what is considered moral & just behaviors in society (Ex. Laws entitle what behaviors are right & wrong)
Cultural Capital
Type of capital related to education, style, appearance, & dress that promotes social mobility (Like a rich family have thier kids play sports, music, learn languages, elite education, etc)
_________ is how people give meaning to things around them
Social Construction
What are the two basic elements of society?
- Values
- Beliefs
Folksways
refers to rules of behavior for common & rountine interactions (like rasing your hand to speak in class or waiting in line, etc)
_______ can have an impact on people’s cultural heritage even if it wasnt direct impact
Historical events
All _____ are beliefs
Values
Ethnocentrism
The belief that your culture or group is superior to others and the tendency to view others culture from the perspective of your culture
Cultural Relativism
The attempt to look at other ways of life & try to understand them & appreciate them rather than thinking our way is the only way
Generational Values
Values one group may value but another group wouldnt (Ex. Our parent may value one thing very much but kids our age may not value it)
Sanction
A direct repsonse to a behavior
Sanctions can be ______ or ______ & also be ______ or _____
Postive or negative, & formal or informal
Example of postive sanctions
Can be material like money, trohpy, an award, etc & can be less formal like smiling or a hug
Example of negative sanctions
Can be material like getting a fine or getting fired & can be less formal like getting a frown or harsh words, etc
When we __________ sanctions norms we strengthening society & the boundries from right & wrong
Postively
When we ______ a norm & negative sanctions for it we warn soceity what not to do
Break
Taboo
The thought of doing something repulses people (Ex. like incest, eating human flesh, etc)
Cultural Capital
Type of capital related to education, style, appearance, and dress that promotes social mobility.
