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What is the primary way in which culture is transmitted and shared?
What is the primary way in which culture is transmitted and shared?
- Through genetic inheritance
- Through economic transactions
- Through social interaction (correct)
- Through technological advancements
What is the term for the specific systems of meaning with which we weigh and consider our social world?
What is the term for the specific systems of meaning with which we weigh and consider our social world?
- Culture (narrow definition) (correct)
- Subculture
- Counterculture
- Social Structure
What is the term for the patterns of organization that constrain human behaviour?
What is the term for the patterns of organization that constrain human behaviour?
- Societal Modes
- Social Institutions
- Cultural Frameworks
- Social Structures (correct)
What is an example of a counterculture?
What is an example of a counterculture?
What is the term for the symbols and lifestyles of a subgroup in society that deviates from the dominant culture?
What is the term for the symbols and lifestyles of a subgroup in society that deviates from the dominant culture?
What is the primary way in which societies are constituted, according to the framework of societal modes of existence?
What is the primary way in which societies are constituted, according to the framework of societal modes of existence?
What is a social status?
What is a social status?
What is the difference between a social status and a social role?
What is the difference between a social status and a social role?
What is a social role?
What is a social role?
What is the debate between determinism and free will related to?
What is the debate between determinism and free will related to?
What is the framework of societal modes of existence?
What is the framework of societal modes of existence?
What are the two main aspects of understanding the social world?
What are the two main aspects of understanding the social world?
What type of patterns can influence an individual's behavior in a society?
What type of patterns can influence an individual's behavior in a society?
What is the primary function of social norms?
What is the primary function of social norms?
What informs and conditions an individual's behavior in society?
What informs and conditions an individual's behavior in society?
What are values in the context of sociology?
What are values in the context of sociology?
What is an example of a set of linked social practices?
What is an example of a set of linked social practices?
What is the relationship between formal and informal patterns in a society?
What is the relationship between formal and informal patterns in a society?
In a societal mode of existence, an individual's social status is always ascribed.
In a societal mode of existence, an individual's social status is always ascribed.
Social roles are occupied, whereas social statuses are played.
Social roles are occupied, whereas social statuses are played.
In the constitution of societies, social norms primarily regulate social roles.
In the constitution of societies, social norms primarily regulate social roles.
Determinism vs. free will is a debate related to how society affects the individual.
Determinism vs. free will is a debate related to how society affects the individual.
Social structures are patterns of organization that influence human behavior.
Social structures are patterns of organization that influence human behavior.
In the framework of societal modes of existence, culture refers to a subgroup's symbols and lifestyles that deviate from the dominant culture.
In the framework of societal modes of existence, culture refers to a subgroup's symbols and lifestyles that deviate from the dominant culture.
A counterculture is a subgroup in society that fully accepts the dominant culture.
A counterculture is a subgroup in society that fully accepts the dominant culture.
Social structures are patterns of organization that enable human behavior.
Social structures are patterns of organization that enable human behavior.
Cultures are solely biological and innate to human beings.
Cultures are solely biological and innate to human beings.
Societies are always embedded in a single, uniform culture.
Societies are always embedded in a single, uniform culture.
Subcultures are always in line with the dominant culture of a society.
Subcultures are always in line with the dominant culture of a society.
The framework of societal modes of existence is concerned with how societies are disintegrated.
The framework of societal modes of existence is concerned with how societies are disintegrated.
Formal patterns in a society are unrelated to informal patterns.
Formal patterns in a society are unrelated to informal patterns.
Institutions are sets of linked social practices that are informed by broader culture.
Institutions are sets of linked social practices that are informed by broader culture.
Norms are official rules that prescribe correct behavior.
Norms are official rules that prescribe correct behavior.
Values are personal principles of behavior that are unique to each individual.
Values are personal principles of behavior that are unique to each individual.
Culture informs and conditions the individual's behavior in society, but social structures, institutions, norms, and values do not.
Culture informs and conditions the individual's behavior in society, but social structures, institutions, norms, and values do not.
Social norms are meant to promote chaos and disorder in a society.
Social norms are meant to promote chaos and disorder in a society.
What is the relationship between institutions and sets of linked social practices?
What is the relationship between institutions and sets of linked social practices?
What is the purpose of social norms in a society?
What is the purpose of social norms in a society?
How do culture, social structures, institutions, norms, and values affect an individual's behavior in society?
How do culture, social structures, institutions, norms, and values affect an individual's behavior in society?
What is the difference between formal and informal patterns in a society?
What is the difference between formal and informal patterns in a society?
What is the significance of values in a societal context?
What is the significance of values in a societal context?
How do formal and informal patterns in a society relate to each other?
How do formal and informal patterns in a society relate to each other?
What is the key difference between social status and social role?
What is the key difference between social status and social role?
What is the central debate in understanding how society affects the individual?
What is the central debate in understanding how society affects the individual?
What is the primary function of social norms in the constitution of societies?
What is the primary function of social norms in the constitution of societies?
What is the relationship between culture and social structures in the framework of societal modes of existence?
What is the relationship between culture and social structures in the framework of societal modes of existence?
What distinguishes a counterculture from a subculture?
What distinguishes a counterculture from a subculture?
How do formal and informal patterns interact in a society?
How do formal and informal patterns interact in a society?
How do cultural frameworks shape our understanding of the social world?
How do cultural frameworks shape our understanding of the social world?
What role do social structures play in shaping human behavior?
What role do social structures play in shaping human behavior?
How do countercultures differ from mainstream culture?
How do countercultures differ from mainstream culture?
What is the relationship between subcultures and dominant culture?
What is the relationship between subcultures and dominant culture?
What is the framework of societal modes of existence, and what does it aim to understand?
What is the framework of societal modes of existence, and what does it aim to understand?
How do cultural frameworks and social structures interact to shape individual behavior?
How do cultural frameworks and social structures interact to shape individual behavior?
Study Notes
The Constitution of Societies
- Societies are always embedded in culture, which is the symbolic and learned aspects of human society, transmitted and shared via social interaction.
- Culture is not biological but instead is composed of subcultures and countercultures.
- Examples of subcultures include punk groups, and counterculture: the hippies in the 1960s in the U.S.
Social Status and Role
- Individuals acquire social status, which is a position in social relations (e.g., mother, father, teacher, president) that is ascribed or achieved.
- Status is normatively regulated, assuming that when a person occupies a particular status, they will behave in particular ways.
- It can also refer to a particular rank that leads to access (or a lack of access) to power.
- In positions of status, individuals assume social roles, which are bundles of socially defined attributes, expectations, and behaviors associated with social statuses or positions.
- Statuses are "occupied", roles are "played".
Social Structures
- Social structures are patterns of organization that constrain human behavior.
- They can be formal/institutional (school, university, government) or informal (peer pressure and trends).
- Formal and informal patterns are related to each other: example: social classes in aristocratic political regimes.
Institutions
- Institutions are sets of linked social practices (such as education, marriage, or the family) that are informed by broader culture.
- They are regularly and continuously repeated, sanctioned and maintained by social norms, and have a major significance for the social structure.
Norms
- Norms are rules that prescribe correct behavior, remaining unofficial but commonly understood.
- They are informed by values; sometimes, rules are made official (e.g., laws).
- Examples include expected norms of behavior between mother and father; between professor and student.
Values
- Values are personal principles or standards of behavior, one's judgment of what is important in life.
- They are often shared ideas of what is good/bad, desirable/undesirable, or sacred/profane in a society, based on social group membership.
Understanding the Social World
- Society affects the individual through determinism vs. free will.
- What makes up society, and what affects society, is understood through the lens of structure vs. culture.
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Explore the fundamental frameworks of societal modes of existence, including institutions and social practices. Learn how formal and informal patterns are intertwined and shape our societies. Discover how culture and repetition influence our social structures.
