UCSP (1st grading) Flashcards
(38 cards)
sociologists refer to a definable region- as small as a neighborhood
By “territory»
It is basic to communication and transmission of culture. It is known as the storehouse of culture.
Language
Discipline in social science concerned primarily in the state, government, and politics .
Political Science
the study of what humans left behind, through excavation
Archaeology
These are norms that society holds so strongly that violating it results in extreme disgust.
Taboos
is a shared set of spoken and written symbols.
Language
These may be based on common sense, folk wisdom, religion, science, or combination of all of these.
Beliefs
verbal (words) nonverbal (acts, gestures, signs, and objects) that communicate meaning that people recognize.
Symbols
This is known as HOLISM, or the various parts of a culture being interconnected or interlinked. All aspects of a culture are related one another and to truly understand a culture, one must learn about all of its part, not only a few.
Integrated
Sociologists refer to the period during the 18th century when the production of goods in mechanized factories began of the Industrial Revolution.
Industrial societies
the study of human language
Linguistic Anthropology
These societies rely on the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and plants in order to survive.
Horticultural Societies
A branch of Social Science that deals with all
aspects of human beings including biological
evolution and social and cultural features that
definitely distinguish humans from other animal species.
Anthropology
Is a term used by anthropologists to refer to a group of people who share a culture and belief. Their members interact with one another and cooperate to achieve objectives collectively that they could not
achieve as individuals
Society
describes a group of people who share a common territory and a culture.
Society
People use technology, ideas and activities in order to survive and expand the human culture and society, this only depicts that culture is ____.
adaptive
describes what is appropriate on inappropriate (good or bad, bad; desirable or undesirable; worthy or unworthy) in a given society or what ought to be.
Values
Rely on products through the domestication and breeding of animals for transportation and food
Pastoral Societies
is the process by which a person adopts the behavior patterns of the culture he lives in.
Enculturation
the study of the human body
Physical or Biological Anthropology
A branch of Social Science that deals with the** study of society, groups, norms, and organizations.**
Sociology
These are strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior. _____ are norms based on definitions of right and wrong
Mores
Focuses on mode of production They rely on the use of technology in order to cultivate cropy in large areas, including wheat, rice, and corn.
Agricultural societies
They are often forced to relocate when the resources of the land are depleted or when the water supplies decrease.
Horticultural Societies