Chapter 3

Question 1

sum total of social enviro in which we are raised and continue to be socialized in throughout lives

Answer 1

culture

Question 2

common practices shared by all societies

Answer 2

cultural universals

Question 3

what is material culture?

Answer 3

tangible/physical items ppl have created for use and give meaning to in given culture

Question 4

what is nonmaterial culture?

Answer 4

intangibles produced by intellectual or spiritual development; use of artifacts in given culture (language, symbols, customs, morals, beliefs)

Question 5

shared system of communication including spoken, written, signed forms of speech and non verbal gestures to convey meaning

Answer 5

language

Question 6

what is Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Answer 6

linguistic determination and relativism; assertion that language helps shape reality for those experiencing it

Question 7

what are folkways?

Answer 7

informal norms based on accepted traditions that respect generalized other

Question 8

what are mores?

Answer 8

more institutionalized norms embedded in laws used to hep maintain social control

Question 9

what are taboos?

Answer 9

mores with such strong moral connotations that considered wrong in and of themselves

Question 10

prescriptive vs proscriptive norms?

Answer 10

what we are expected to perform vs. what we are expected to refrain from doing

Question 11

nonverbal gestures with direct verbal equivalents are called ___

Answer 11

emblems

Question 12

7 common unifying Canadian values:

Answer 12

equality and fairness in democratic society, belief in consultation and dialogue, accomodation and tolerance, support for diversity, compassion and generosity, attachment to Canada’s natural beauty, world image (freedom, peace, non-violence)

Question 13

observable social phenomena external to individuals that exercise power over them

Answer 13

social facts

Question 14

The perspective that society’s customs and ideas should be described objectively and understood in context of problems and opportunities

Answer 14

cultural relativism

Question 15

an object, image, or event used to represent particular concept

Answer 15

symbol

Question 16

a set of ideas that support the needs and views of a particular group

Answer 16

ideology

Question 17

pop culture is tied to ____

Answer 17

youth culture and consumerism/capitalism

Question 18

mass culture vs popular culture?

Answer 18

material products created by capitalists to exploit masses vs. intangible components of culture experienced by masses that shape mass culture