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Cultureset of rules that guide our behavior Made up of our beliefs history knowledge language moral principles skills et cetera Society large number of people who 1 live in the same area ID: 911967

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Elements of Culture

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Society and Culture

Culture—set of rules that guide our behavior

Made up of our beliefs, history, knowledge, language, moral principles, skills, et cetera

Society-

large number of people who

1. live in the same area

2. see themselves as separate and different from people outside their territory.

3.

P

articipate in a common culture.

A Society consists of social interactions among people who think of themselves as similar.

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Cultural Traits

Cultural

Trait – single object, action, or belief.

Wedding

Ring, handshake, the belief that washing one’s hands helps prevent the spread of germs.

Cultural traits usually combine to form culture complexes.Culture Complex – set of interrelated traits.All people eat, and many cultural traits surround this action.Napkin in lap, use a fork instead of your hands, chew with your mouth closed, TIP your waiter

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Key Elements of Culture

All cultures consist of the same key elements:

Values –

Broad, abstract, and basic ideas that reflect what

is considered good, desirable,

important, right, preferred, and proper in a culture.Freedom of ExpressionStrong FamiliesCompetitionLoyalty to a leaderReligious beliefs

Norms – are the guidelines people follow in their relation with one another. (shared standards of behavior).

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Key Elements of Culture

Norms are divided into two categories

according to strictness of enforcement.

Folkways

everyday group habits and conventions that people obey without giving them much thought.

GreetingsReplying to invitations

Child-raising customs

Mores

– norms that have powerful moral significance attached to

them

(moral standards).

Incest, murder, stealing

Take care of the homelessLets be honest!

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Key Elements of Culture

A society

enforces norms with

Laws—written rules of conduct that are enacted and enforced by governments.

May formalize folkways (no littering) and relate to mores (against murder).Marriage and Divorce LawsLaws against MurderSanctions—rewards or punishments (2 Types)Informal-given by individuals or groupsEmployee of the Week (positive)

Being grounded by a parent (negative)Formal-given by organizations or bodies, such as governments, police, schools.Medals for athletic performance (positive)Fines for traffic violations (negative)

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Key Elements of Culture

Symbols—commonly understood gestures, words, sounds, objects, colors, or designs that have come to stand for something else.

Words, maps, diagrams, traffic signs, logos, national anthems, emergency vehicle siren

Languages—organization of written or spoken symbols into standardized system with rules for putting symbols together

Nonverbal signs—can communicate across languages

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A Culture’s definition of reality comes from their knowledge and beliefs…

Knowledge—attempts

to define what exists, or the reality of the world.

Beliefs—theories and ideas about physical and social world

Not all beliefs can be proven.

Sociologists are interested in how people decide what to count as knowledge and what to count as beliefs.Knowledge or Beliefs???History, Science, Medicine, Skills needed to perform the work of the society, ways of doing things, ways of making things