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Which of the following best defines culture?
What is a characteristic of hunting and gathering societies?
Which term refers to the socially approved sexual relationship between two individuals?
What is the main focus of the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of human society mentioned?
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Which aspect of culture includes nonphysical components such as norms and symbols?
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What is described as the primary vehicle of meaning and communication in a society?
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Which type of society is characterized by the domestic use of animals and distinct inequalities?
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Which term describes the process of adopting new norms upon entering a new social environment?
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What is meant by 'master status' in social identity?
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Which agent of socialization is primarily responsible for the early formation of values and norms?
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What does the term 'looking glass self' refer to in socialization theory?
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During which stage of socialization does primary socialization occur?
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What is the main focus of social reproduction in the context of socialization?
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Which of the following is NOT considered an agent of socialization?
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What stage comes immediately after primary socialization?
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What characterizes the egocentric stage according to Piaget?
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Which of the following researchers is associated with the concept of gender socialization concerning emotional attachments?
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In Goffman's theater analogy, what does the term 'front stage' refer to?
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What does civil inattention involve?
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What is the primary focus of Paul Ekman's Facial Action Coding System (FACS)?
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Which of the following stages in Piaget's theory includes the understanding of mortality?
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In social interaction, what does the term 'role' refer to?
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How is unfocused interaction characterized?
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What is the concept of cultural capital best defined as?
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What characterizes the BRICS nations?
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Which term refers to the practice of judging a society by its own standards?
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What is cultural lag as proposed by William Ogburn?
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Which of the following best describes assimilation?
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What is ethnocentrism?
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In terms of cultural diversity, what is a counterculture?
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What describes the concept of material culture?
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Study Notes
Culture and Society
- Culture encompasses values, norms, material goods, and characteristics of a group.
- Society is a group sharing a territory, political authority, and a distinct identity.
- Cultural universals are values or behaviors common across all human cultures. Marriage is a key example.
- Non-material culture includes norms, values, symbols, language, and so on.
- Values represent what a group considers desirable or undesirable. Norms specify appropriate behavior.
- Symbols represent something else; semiotics studies how non-linguistic phenomena create meaning.
- Language is the primary communication vehicle; the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests perceptions are relative to language. Written language is not fixed, while speech is.
Types of Human Societies
- Hunting and Gathering: Existed for over 50,000 years; small groups reliant on hunting, fishing, and gathering; minimal inequality; significant time dedicated to rituals and arts; gathering often more important than hunting; women held significant roles.
- Pastoral: Began around 12,000 BCE; animal domestication; distinct inequalities; nomadic lifestyle.
- Agrarian: Began around 12,000 BCE; involved irrigation systems and the invention of the plow; settled societies and the development of cities; significant inequalities.
- Industrial (Modern): Started in the 18th century; use of inanimate power sources (leading to the environmental crisis); factory system and machine technology; primarily urban populations; nation-states as political communities.
- Colonialism: Shaped the modern world; began with Columbus; involved force and deception; European colonization driven by resources (e.g., spices); led to the development of racial concepts.
Cultural Concepts
- Cultural capital is accumulated knowledge conferring power and status.
- The Global South comprises formerly impoverished nations developing strong industrial bases.
- BRICS nations include Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
- Cultural appropriation involves borrowing elements from another culture’s traditions.
- Cultural diversity includes subcultures (distinct values within a wider society), countercultures (rejecting mainstream values), assimilation (minority group adopting dominant culture's values), multiculturalism (separate groups sharing equally), and the melting pot (cultures combining into one).
- Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures through one's own lens. Cultural relativism judges a society by its own standards.
- Sociobiology attempts to explain behavior through biological principles. Instincts are genetically-based behavioral patterns.
- Nationalism involves beliefs and symbols identifying with a national community.
- Cultural lag (Ogburn) describes the time lag between technological advancements and changes in cultural values.
- The “cultural turn” in sociology highlights culture's importance in daily life.
Industrial Societies
- Industrialization is the process of machine production.
- Industrialized societies feature a workforce predominantly in factories/offices, rather than agriculture, with mostly urban populations.
- Nation-states are modern states with sovereign power within defined territories and populations of citizens.
Socialization
- Socialization is a lifelong process of learning, relearning, and unlearning.
- The life course outlines different life stages and transitions.
- Primary socialization occurs in infancy and early childhood, while secondary socialization continues into adulthood.
- Social reproduction perpetuates values, norms, and social practices through socialization.
- Agents of socialization include family, schools, peer groups, media, and work.
- Resocialization involves learning new norms in a new social world; desocialization is unlearning norms when leaving a social world.
- Anticipatory socialization is preparing for a future social role.
- Social roles are expectations associated with a social position; social identity is how others perceive you, and self-identity is how you see yourself. Master status is a dominant identity.
- Stages of socialization include childhood, teenage years, young adulthood, midlife, and later life.
Theories of Socialization
- Sociological: Mead emphasized the social self and the generalized other (understanding societal values). Cooley's looking-glass self describes self-perception through others' reactions.
- Psychological: Piaget outlined stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Egocentrism is a characteristic of early childhood.
- Psychoanalytic: Freud's theory focused on gender identity, dreams, and the unconscious. Chodorow emphasized emotional attachments in gender socialization, and Gilligan focused on self-image in gender development.
- Race socialization involves transmitting messages about race's meaning and significance across generations.
Social Interaction
- Impression management involves preparing for social roles.
- Status is social honor or prestige; social position is an individual's identity within a group; roles are behaviors expected of social positions.
- Goffman’s dramaturgical approach uses a theater analogy for social interaction.
- Audience segregation involves separating those we perform for.
- Front stage/region is where we perform, backstage/region is where we don’t have to.
- Civil inattention acknowledges others without intruding.
- Ekman's FACS describes facial muscle movements and response cries, involuntary expressions.
- Unfocused interaction lacks direct communication; focused interaction involves direct communication. Encounters are brief meetings.
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This quiz explores the concepts of culture and society, including their definitions, values, norms, and the significance of cultural universals. It also examines different types of human societies, emphasizing the hunting and gathering lifestyle. Dive into the key elements that shape group identity and communication.
