Chapter 3 Sociology Test
culture is transmitted or internalized over
a long period of time
difference between counter and sub culture
both distinct from mainstream culture counter culture actively opposes subculture is just a culture within another culture
group going against values and norms of the dominant culture hippys reject norms of culture
counter culture
ability to understand other cultures
culture relativism
The values, norms, and practices of the most powerful group within a society are called
dominant culture
when one uses their own group as a standard for judging others
ethnocentrism
Margaret Mead said US is best place to raise a child
example of ethnocentrism
informal rules and guidelines for behavior
folkway
example of sapir-whorf hypothesis
indigenous people that dont have words for world and planet so they have a different perception of the world
the body ritual among nacirema shows _
its difficult to see our own culture
coca cola was once a medicine for patients that had cocaine in it, however now it is banned, this is an example of
mainstream behavior that is now considered wrong
jill visiting her boyfriends family in china and points with her finger which is seen as bad in china shows _
meaning of gestures are not universal
policy of honoring different aspects of cultures
multiculturism
monitary fines, harsh words, and shaking fist are examples of
negative sanctions
norms are enforced in everyday settings by
sanctions
positive or negative things that react to norms
sanctions
A married man in the United States with several mistresses is violating a ________, but he is violating a ________ if he is married to more than one woman at the same time.
set of mores, law
a culture that lives within another culture
subculture
bodybuilders are an example of a
subculture
belonging to a political party is an example of
symbolic culture
drinking blood is an example of a
taboo
eating insects in the us is an example of a
taboo
norm so deeply ingrained that just thinking about it is bad
taboo
ethnocentric people view other cultures as different because _
they use their environment as a standard
