Individual, Culture and Society

Question 1

A society is an autonomous grouping of people who inhabit a common territory, have a common culture (shared set of values, beliefs, customs and so forth) and are linked to one another through routinized social interactions and interdependent statuses and roles

Answer 1

Calhoun at al

Question 2

Who defined Culture as - that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society

Answer 2

Edward B Tylor in his book primitive culture, published in 1871

Question 3

William Haviland explains that culture has 4 basic characteristics

Answer 3

• Culture is shared
• Culture is learned
• Culture is based on symbols
• Culture is an integration of economic, political and social aspects

Question 4

___ is a label that places people in a particular social category

Answer 4

Social Identity

Question 5

What are Social Roles

Answer 5

This has to do with things we do or things we say about ourselves which have some social expectations attached to them.