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Chapter 3: Culture

cultural lag the process by which technological development and progress outpace current norms, values, knowledge, symbols, and material components of society

cultural leveling the process of cultures becoming similar due to factors such as media and globalization

cultural diffusion the spread of norms, values, knowledge, symbols, and material components from one society to another

pop culture cultural characteristics adopted, imitated, and idolized by the masses 

high culture consists of cultural characteristics associated with the dominant and elite members of society

 

 

 

facebook 3.5

tv 13

radio 38

angry bird app 35

internet 4

 

cultural universals understanding another culture from its standards

social facts

cultural relativism 

 

 

 


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ethnocentrism___ is judging another culture by one’s own standards.

Which of the following are counterculture groups in the United States? hate groups like the KKK, skinheads, and the Aryan Nations dominate the counterculture landscape

countercultures subculture groups that are in opposition or contrast with the majority of the members of society

subcultures

 


“Rumspringa,” which translates to English as “running around,” is the time when…
This is when Amish teenagers are given increased freedom and access to the non-Amish world.

 

 

 


The dominant___  __ideology__ represents the beliefs and interests of the majority.

Cultural_____  __imperialism___ is the influence and power of another country’s culture upon a country as a result of importing goods and services.

 

Sanctions punishments or rewards that support socially approved norms

norms established guidelines, behaviors, and expectations that are accepted in a given range of social situations

folkways informal and common norms that guide everyday behavior, are norms encountered throughout your day

taboos formal norms that, if violated, cause revulsion and the most severe social sanctions

laws formal and legal rules enforced by the state

cultural trans the means by which culture is passed from generation to generation

mores informal norms based on moral and ethical factors

Beliefs ideas generally held to be true in society

values collective ideas about what is desirable and undesirable in society

tech determ the idea that society’s technology drives the development of its social structures

verbal lang  a system of spoken and written words

symbol an idea or object that has a shared meaning to groups of people

lang words and symbols used to communicate