Ch.3 Culture and society

Question 1

Material culture

Answer 1

noticeable & definite artifacts, physical objects, and items found in society. (physical output of human labor and expression. )

Question 2

Non-Material culture

Answer 2

unnoticeable(intangible) & abstract components of a society, including values, beliefs, and traditions.

Question 3

Culture

Answer 3

a human society’s total way of life; it’s learned and shared and includes values, customs, material objects, and symbols.

Question 4

values

Answer 4

beliefs about ideal goals and behavior that serve as standards for social life.

Question 5

norms

Answer 5

rules & expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.

Question 6

folkways

Answer 6

informal norms that suggest customary ways of behaving.

Question 7

mores

Answer 7

norms that carry a strong sense of social importance and necessity.

Question 8

laws

Answer 8

formal norms codified and enforced by the legal power of the state.

Question 9

sanction

Answer 9

a penalty for norm violation or a reward for norm adherence.