Chaper 2 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Enculturation
The process of learning the cultural rules and logic of a society
Interpretive theory of culture
The idea that culture is embodied and transmitted through symbols
Cross cultural perspective
Analyzing a human social phenomenon by comparing it in many cultures
Cultural construction
People “build” meaning through common experience and negotiation
Cultural Determination
The idea that all human actions are product of culture, which denies the influence of other factors like physical environment and human biology in human action
Norms
Typical patterns of behavior; rules of how things should be done in a society
Social sanction
A reaction or measure intended to enforce norms and punish their violations
Customs
Lawlike aspect
Tradition
Most enduring and ritualized aspects of a culture
Symbols
Something representing something else
Social institutions
Organized set of social relationships that link individuals to each other in a structured way in a particular society
Functionalism
Hold cultural practices and believes serve important purposes for society
Holistic perspective
A perspective that aims to identify and understand the whole that is systematic Connections’s between individual cultural beliefs, practices, and social institutions
Cultural appropriation
The unilateral decision of one social group to take control over the symbols, practices, or objects of another
