30 Questions
Which conditions make new customs and practices more readily adopted in a society?
If they are viewed as socially desirable and useful
What tends to produce or accelerate cultural changes?
Crisis
Are all cultural changes equally important?
No, some cultural changes are more important than others
What happens when a change is incorporated into a culture and becomes defined as a 'social necessity'?
New needs emerge, generating the desire for further changes
What happens during cultural contact?
Changes in culture are superimposed on existing culture
Socialization is
the process by which people develop their human potential and learn culture
What is enculturation?
The process by which people obtain values and behaviors appropriate in their culture
What does socialization prepare people for?
Teaching them a group's shared norms and values
How do people learn enculturation?
By observing other members of their society
What do norms and values depend on?
How people process them through socialization
What is the importance of social experience for humans?
To learn their culture and survive
What is the role of enculturation in society?
To teach individuals a group's shared norms and values
What are norms?
Rules and expectations that guide the behavior of a society's members
What are values?
Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable
What is the difference between social values and individual values?
Social values have a concern for others' welfare, while individual values are enjoyed or sought by the individual
What do norms do to social relations?
Give order to social relations
What is the relationship between norms and individual attitudes?
Norms influence individual's attitudes
What is the definition of status?
The relative social position inside a group
What is the difference between achieved status and ascribed status?
Achieved status is a social position a person takes on voluntarily, while ascribed status is a social position obtained through birth
What is the relationship between status and role?
Status is the position in the social stratification, while role is what the individual is anticipated to do
Which response to societal goals involves accepting the goal of success but rejecting the use of legitimate means for achieving that goal?
Conformity
What does retreatism mean?
Withdrawal from society
When people reject and attempt to change both the goal of success and the means approved by society, it is called:
Rebellion
Which response to societal goals occurs when people deemphasize or reject the importance of socially accepted means of achieving success?
Ritualism
What does innovation involve?
Accepting both the cultural goal of success and the means approved by society
Which response to societal goals involves accepting the goal of success but rejecting the use of legitimate means for achieving that goal?
Rebellion
What does retreatism mean?
Withdrawal from society
Which response to societal goals occurs when people deemphasize or reject the importance of socially accepted means of achieving success?
Ritualism
What does innovation involve?
Turning instead to unconventional, illegitimate means
When people reject and attempt to change both the goal of success and the means approved by society, it is called:
Rebellion
Test your knowledge of the causes of cultural changes with this quiz. Explore how societal customs evolve and why new practices are more readily adopted. Discover the factors that influence cultural shifts and learn how they can coexist with existing traditions.
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