Quiz 2 Flashcards
material culture
material objects that distinguish a group of people
non-material/symbolic culture
a group’s way of thinking and doing
ethnocentrism
the use of ones own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals, negative evaluation
-ex: “I’m american and i don’t like the way Mexicans do things”
mores
norms strictly enforced, essential to group to a group
counter culture
group whose values place its members in opposition to the broader culture
core values
values that are essential to the group around which it builds its common identity
robin williams (us values)
- Personal achievement and success
- Individualism
- Hard work
- Efficiency and practicality
- Science and technology
- Material comfort
- Freedom
- Democracy
- Equality
- Group superiority
- Update: education, religiosity, and romantic love
cultural lag
public opinion changes faster than gov
cultural leveling
cultures become similar
cultural wars
clash in culture, “merry Christmas vs happy holidays”
cultural relativism
not judging culture (opposite of ethnocentrism)
language
system of symbols that can be combined in an infinite amount of ways
language allows culture to exist:
- allows human experience to be cumulative
- provides a social or shared future
- provides a social or shared future
- allows shred perspectives
- allows shred goal-oriented behavior
gestures
people use their bodies to communicate with
symbols
something to which people attach meaning and use to communicate
