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What is a key characteristic of non material culture?
What is a key characteristic of non material culture?
Which term refers to rules about what individuals should not do?
Which term refers to rules about what individuals should not do?
How are sanctions related to norms in a culture?
How are sanctions related to norms in a culture?
What distinguishes counter cultures from subcultures?
What distinguishes counter cultures from subcultures?
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What does cultural relativism imply regarding the evaluation of cultures?
What does cultural relativism imply regarding the evaluation of cultures?
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Study Notes
Culture Overview
- Culture encompasses knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects passed down through generations within a group.
- It's divided into material culture (objects) and non-material culture (symbols, ideas).
Elements of Culture
- Social Values: Shared ideas about right/wrong, good/bad, desirable/undesirable. Cultural values can sometimes contradict each other.
- Proscriptive Norms: Rules specifying what should not be done.
- Prescriptive Norms: Rules dictating what should be done.
- Mores: Important norms with serious consequences for violation.
- Folkways: Less serious norms with less severe consequences.
- Sanctions: Reactions to norm violations, used to maintain social order.
- Laws: Formal rules enforced by a governing body to maintain social order.
Cultural Groups
- Subcultures: Smaller groups within a larger culture.
- Countercultures: Subcultures that actively oppose the dominant culture. They deliberately challenge established norms.
- Ethnocentrism: Belief that one's own culture is central and superior to others.
- Cultural Relativism: Viewing other cultures on their own terms, avoiding judgment based on personal cultural values.
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Explore the fundamental concepts of culture, including its division into material and non-material aspects. This quiz covers social values, norms, and different cultural groups like subcultures and countercultures. Test your understanding of how norms shape cultural behavior and social order.
