Culture and Society Overview
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What is the definition of Culture?

  • Culture consumed mainly by upper classes.
  • Ideas about what is right and wrong, good and bad.
  • People who interact in a defined territory.
  • The sum of practices, languages, symbols, beliefs, values, ideologies, and material objects that people create to deal with real-life problems. (correct)

    • What is Society?

    People who interact, usually in a defined territory, and share a culture.

    High culture is consumed mainly by upper classes.

    True

    Popular culture is consumed by all classes.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Abstract.

    <p>The human capacity to create general ideas or ways of thinking that are not linked to particular instances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Symbols?

    <p>Ideas that carry a particular meaning, including the components of language, mathematical notations, and signs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Cooperation?

    <p>The human capacity to create a complex social life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Norms?

    <p>Generally accepted ways of doing things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Values.

    <p>Ideas about what is right and wrong, good and bad, beautiful and ugly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Production?

    <p>The human capacity to make and use tools that improve our ability to take what we want from nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Material Culture.

    <p>Culture composed of tools and objects that enable people to accomplish tasks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Non-material Culture?

    <p>Culture composed of symbols, norms, and other non-tangible elements of culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Language?

    <p>A system of symbols strung together to communicate thought.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Sapir-Whorf thesis suggest?

    <p>We experience certain things in our environment and form concepts about those things, then develop language to express our concepts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ethnocentrism is the belief that all cultures have equal value.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Multiculturalism?

    <p>The views that the curricula of public schools and colleges should reflect a country's ethnic and racial diversity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Cultural Relativism?

    <p>The belief that all cultures have equal value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Rights Revolution.

    <p>The process by which socially excluded groups have struggled to win equal rights under the law and in practice since the 1940s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Rites of Passage?

    <p>Cultural ceremonies that mark the transition from one stage of life to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Postmodernism?

    <p>A style of thought characterized by a mixing of cultural elements from various times and places.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cultural lag is the tendency of symbolic culture to change more slowly than material culture.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Rationalization.

    <p>The application of the most efficient means to achieve given goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Consumerism?

    <p>The tendency to define oneself in terms of the goods one purchases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Subculture?

    <p>A set of distinctive values, norms, and practices within a larger culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Countercultures.

    <p>Subversive subcultures that oppose dominant values and seek to replace them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Culture and Society

    • Culture encompasses practices, languages, symbols, beliefs, ideologies, and material objects, enabling adaptation to environments.
    • Society is formed by individuals interacting in defined territories who share a common culture.

    Types of Culture

    • High culture is primarily enjoyed by upper classes, often associated with elite activities and tastes.
    • Popular culture, or mass culture, is accessible and consumed by all societal classes.

    Key Concepts in Culture

    • Abstraction allows humans to create general ideas not tied to specific instances.
    • Symbols are essential, conveying particular meanings through language and signs.
    • Cooperation fosters complex social interactions among individuals.

    Norms and Values

    • Norms are generally accepted practices within a culture that dictate behavior.
    • Values represent societal beliefs about right and wrong, including beauty standards.

    Cultural Elements

    • Production refers to the human ability to create and use tools for resource acquisition.
    • Material culture includes tangible tools and objects aiding task completion.
    • Non-material culture consists of symbols, norms, and other intangible cultural aspects.

    Language and Communication

    • Language is a structured system of symbols that facilitates communication of thoughts.

    Cultural Theories

    • The Sapir-Whorf thesis posits that language influences our perception of the environment and concepts.
    • Ethnocentrism is the inclination to evaluate other cultures based on one’s own cultural standards.
    • Multiculturalism advocates for educational curricula to reflect and honor the diversity of cultures.

    Cultural Perspectives

    • Cultural relativism asserts that all cultures should be viewed as equal in value.
    • The rights revolution is a movement aiming for legal rights for socially excluded groups since the 1940s.

    Cultural Practices

    • Rites of passage are ceremonies marking significant life transitions, such as adulthood or death.
    • Postmodernism blends various cultural elements while challenging traditional values and consensus.

    Cultural Dynamics

    • Cultural lag describes how symbolic culture tends to evolve slower than material culture.
    • Rationalization involves using efficient methods to achieve objectives, sometimes leading to unintended adverse effects.
    • Consumerism is a tendency for individuals to define their identity through their purchases.
    • Subcultures exhibit distinctive values and norms within a larger culture, while countercultures actively resist and seek to alter dominant values.

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    This quiz explores the concepts of culture and society, including their definitions, types, and key elements. It delves into high culture versus popular culture, norms, values, and the role of symbols. Test your understanding of how culture shapes individual and societal interactions.

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