Culture

Question 0

2 Functions of Ethnocentrism

Answer 0

1) can bring people together

2) can cause prejudice

Question 1

Ethnocentrism

Answer 1

Tendency to view ones own culture as superior compared to others

Question 2

Cultural Relativism

Answer 2

Understanding culture and recognizing practices in cultural context in which they occur

Question 3

Material vs Non Material Culture

Answer 3

Material; human produced

Non Material; Language, rules, knowledge, etc

Question 4

Norms

Answer 4

1) Folkways; customs or desirable behavior but not strictly enforced
2) Mores; norms that have moral significance
3) Laws; norms that are formally encoded by those in political power; perceived as criminal if broken

Question 5

Formal vs Informal Sanctions

Answer 5

Formal; Jail, fines, etc

Informal; Frowns, ridicule, ignored by society

Question 6

Culture Analytic Tools

Answer 6

1) culture as frames
2) culture as repertoires
3) culture as capital
4) culture as institutions
5) narratives
6) symbolic boundaries

Question 7

Potency of Cultural Object Depend on;

Answer 7

1) retrievability
2) rhetorical force
3) resonance
4) resolution
5) institutional retention