Notes:
3.1
there are three types of culture
Material: Physical identifieres
-kiminos, sushi, chopsticks
Non-material: non-physical things and symbols
-removing shoes before entering, politeness, shaming
Ideal: Values
Real: Observing raw behavior
3.2
Types of cultural aspects: language, symbols, food, beliefs, values, norms
Sapir-Whorf Theory: people view society through communication
Technological determinism: societys technology drives society
sustainable development: consider and adjust how we live today so we don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’t negatively impact the future generations resources
Beliefs: ideas that are held in society to be true
Values: ideas on what is desirable and undesirable in society
Norms: guidelines that are established for different social situations
Folkways: informal norms that are common in everyday behavior. Not strictly enforced
Mores: informal normas based on morals and ethical factors
Laws: formal legal rules
taboos: formal norms that will be punished
social sanctions: punishments or rewards based on norms
Cultural Transmission: culture is passed by generation to generation
3.3
dominant ideology: beliefs and interests of the majority
Cultural imperialism: influence and power impacts one
Subcultures: groups with distinct cultural characteristics by a minority of people in society. Ex: Amish People (distinctive group in christian based)
Countercultures: subculture that are in opposition of majority members in society. Ex: KKK who believed white people were superior.
Functionalist Theory: Everything in society serves a function. Pieces work together to make one
Conflict Theory: Tension and struggles effects on groups
Symbolic Interactionism: symbols play something in our everyday\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s lives.
3.4
ethnocentrism: judging another culture by your own standards or values
cultural relativism: understanding another culture through ones standards
cultural diffusion: spread of norms, avalues, knowledge, symbols, and material components from one society to another.
cultural lag: technological development and progress separates current norms, knowledge symbols etc. Basically changes it somewhat
cultural leveling: cultures become similar due to factors like globalization or media.
popular culture: cultural characteristics adopted or idolized
high culture: cultural characteristics that are for the more dominant members of society