Ucsp, Midterm Quiz Lesson3,4 Flashcards
Group of individuals sharing a common culture, geographical location and government
Society
Relied on the cultivation of plants as their primary source of food
Horticultural societies
A style of agricultural meant provide for the needs of a family or small group
Subsistence farming
Agricultural surplus, agricultural production exceeds the needs of the society for which it is being produced
Surplus farming
Food production became more efficient due to the new methods of farming
Agricultural societies
Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
Industrial societies
Where knowledge is a commodity and technological innovation is key to long lasting growth snd development
Post industrial societies
One of the important bases define and influence a society
Culture
Composed of physical or tangible object produced, shared and utilized within society
Material culture
Consists the intangible properties and elements of society
Non-material culture
Community stories called
Folklore
Convey meaning or represent an idea
Symbols
Set of symbols that enables member of society to communicate verbally and nonverbally
Language
Are shared rules of conduct that determine specific behaviors among society members
Norms
Are shared ideas
Values
Are norms that may be voilated without serious consequences
Folkways
Are norms with moral connotation
Mores
Are norms that are legally enacted and enforced
Law
Refers to lifelong process foregoing identity through social interaction
Socialization
Refers to the process of an individual learns or acquires the important aspect of his or hers societys culture
Enculturation
Studies different cultures of different societies
Anthropology
Consider culture as equal
Relativistic approach
Belief that ones native culture is superior to other cult
Ethnocentric approach
Diminishes or invalidated “others” ways of life and creates a disorted view of ones own
Ethnocentrism
Tendency to consider their culture as inferior to ithers called
Xenocentrism
Recognizes and accept the cultural differences between societies
Cultural relativism
Is the study of human society and social behavior
Sociology
Operates on the assumption that society is stable and orderly system
Structural functionalism
Assumes that there is a constant power struggle among the various social groups and institutions within society
Conflict theory
Views individual and and group behaviors and social interaction as defining features of society
Symbolic interactionism
Examines culture as a aspect of society
Political science
Culture and society is?
Interdependent and intertwined
