Unit 2: Self and Society Flashcards
Culture, Norms, Values and Laws
What is high culture?
Things such as art, music and literature
What is popular culture?
things such as media, fashion and advertising
What is social construction?
the idea that social situations and events are made by societies; they do not consist independently
What is culture?
the way of life of a society
What are norms?
Norms are the kind of behaviour that a society expects of its members in particular situations.
What are customs?
Norms that are widely accepted and continued in a particular society are called customs
What are laws?
Rules usually formalised by the government that are used to order the way a society behaves
What are values?
Standards of what is considered good and right, they act as guides of what people should think and believe and how they should act.
