WEEK 3 Flashcards
(12 cards)
collection of people having the same culture.
Society
“Defined as a way of life”. by E.B. Taylor
Culture
cultures are tangible objects significant to society.
Material Culture
intangible aspects of culture; beliefs, values, norms, symbols, language, and ideologies.
Non Material Culture
established rules or expectations within society that guide and regulate the behavior of its members.
Norms
social or cultural prohibitions that strongly discourage or forbid specific behaviors, actions, or subjects due to their perceived offensiveness, immortality, or societal norms.
Taboos
focuses on the interrelated parts of society and the important functions it performs to sustain it needs.
Structural functionalism
the outcome of your actions.
Manifest function
unrecognized outcome of your actions.
Latent function
focuses on the inequalities present in society.
Conflict theory
micro-interact and relationships of people. Every interaction has a interpretation/ meaning.
Interpretive theory
ASPECTS OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY
- CULTURE IS DYNAMIC, FLEXIBLE, AND ADAPTIVE
- SUBCULTURE AND COUNTER CULTURES
- TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE THROUGH SOCIALIZATION
- AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION
- PATTERNS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION
- CULTURE AS UNSTABLE AND CONTESTED