Set for quiz on Monday Oct 31th Flashcards
What represents the hardware
society
What represents the software
culture
What is hardware
the structures that organize group life
What is software
ideas and material objects that provide meanings and guidelines for living
society and culture are
interdependent
What is culture?
culture is what makes societies unique through the way of life shared by a group of people
What is culture shared through
knowledge
values
rules of laws
customs
symbols
products
beliefs
rules
material
What are the 3 structures that societies are composed of?
positions we hold
groups we belong to
institutions we participate in
What are the 4 principles of culture?
Everyone shares a culture with others
Culture evolves and adapts over time
The creation of culture is ongoing and cumulative
The transmission of culture separates humans from other animals
What is material culture?
All the objects we can see or touch that are made by humans; the artifacts of a group of people
What is non-material culture?
Invisible or intangible aspects of a group’s culture, including its values, beliefs, norms or rules, and language
What are values?
Shared judgements about what is desirable or undesirable, right or wrong, good or bad
express the basic ideas of a culture
may become a “creed” if they gain the power of religious doctrine
often taken for granted
conflict may arise between groups with different value systems
What are beliefs?
Ideas we hold about life, how society works, and where we fit into it
come from traditions, religious teachings, experiences, lessons from parents and others
influence the choices we make
often based on values, which are broader, more abstract notions of what is desirable
What are norms?
Rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the society’s value system
What are folkways?
Norms that are desirable but not strictly enforced