chapter 5 Flashcards
culture (30 cards)
culture
values, beliefs, behaviour, practices and material objects that constitute a people’s way of life
non-material culture
the intangible world of ideas created by members of a society
material culture
tangible things created by members of a society
cultural practices
the practical logics by which we both think and act in a myriad of little encounters of daily life
civilisation
the broadest, most comprehensive cultural entities
symbols
anything that carries a particular meaning recognised by people who share culture
semiotics
study of the symbols and signs
language
a system of symbols that allow members of a society to communicate with one another
cultural reproduction
the process by which one generation passes culture to the next
oral cultural transmission
transmission of culture through speech
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
people perceive the world through the cultural lens of language
linguistic determinism
language shapes the way we think
linguistic relativity
distinctions found in one language are not found in another
values
the standards people have about what is good and bad
beliefs
specific statements that people hold to be true
norms
rules and expectations by which a society guides the behaviour of its members
mores
a society’s standards of proper moral conduct
folkways
a society’s customs for routine, casual interaction
high culture
cultural patterns that distinguish a society’s elite
popular culture
cultural patterns that are widespread among a society’s population
cultural capital
the practices where people can wield power and status because of their educational credentials, general cultural awareness and aesthetic preferences
subculture
cultural patterns that set apart a segment of society’s population
counterculture
cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society, contraculture
cultural integration
the close relationship among various elements of a cultural system
