Flashcards in Chapter 3 Deck (19)
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Culture
the symbols, values, norms, and material objects that societies create
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Cultural Transmission
culture passing from one generation to the next
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Values
cultural standards by which we determine what is good or bad, right or wrong
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
the structure of a language determines a native speakers perception and categorization of experiences
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Norms
the culturally defined rules for appropriate social behaviour
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Sanctions
a reward for following norms or punishment for violating them
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Cultural Universals
elements that are common to all human cultures worldwide
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Counterculture
groups with values and norms that are in opposition to the dominant culture
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Ethnocentrism
using your own culture to judge others
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Xenophobia
fear and hostility toward people of other cultures
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Xenocentrism
perceiving other cultures as superior to your own
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Cultural Relativism
making a deliberate effort to appreciate other cultures without prejudice
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Cultural Shock
an emotional response to the differences between cultures
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Global Village
the shrinking of the world through immediate electronic communications
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Cultural Imperialism
a situation in which powerful cultural industries dominate other cultures
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Discovery
better understanding or observation of something that already exists
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Diffusion
the transmission of an item or method of doing things from one culture to the next
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Cultural Lag
the time between when technological changes occur and when social and cultural changes occur
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