Chapter 3 Study Guide Sociology
Tangible human creations are called
Artifacts
Specific statements that people hold to be true refer to
Beliefs
Cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society
Counterculture
The personal disorientation that accompanies exposure to an unfamiliar way of life is termed
Culture shock
Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by which a society guides the behavior of its member
Ethnocentrism
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture
Ethnocentrism
Mores are norms which have little moral significance within a culture
False
The term society refers to a shared way of life
False
Values are defined as rules and expectations by which society guides the behavior of its members
False
The old adage "do as I say, not as I do" illustrates the distinction between
Ideal and real culture
A system of symbols that allows members of a society to communicate with one other is the definition of
Language
The tangible things created by members of society are referred to as
Material Culture
Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members
Norms
Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members refers
Norms
______Refers to the rules and expectation by which a society guides the behavior of the members
Norms
________Norms tell us what we should do, while_________ norms tell us what we should not do.
Prescriple, Prosuption
Takes the form of rewards and punishments
Sanctions
________ refers to the various means by which members of a society encourage conformity to norms.
Social Control
The organized interaction of people in a nation or within some other boundary is the definition for.
Society
Five key components of culture are
Syable, Lass, Values, Relief, Norms Tech
A ______ is anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture
Syme
Knowledge that people apply to the task of living in their surroundings refers to
Tech
Knowledge that a society applies to the task of living in a physical environment
Technology
Knowledge that people apply to the task of living in their surroundings refers to
Technology
Culture is
The beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life
Culturasl________refers to the process by which one generation passes culture to the next
Transmission
Cultural symbols often change over time, and even vary within a single society.
True
Cultural transmission is defined as a process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next
True
Social Sanctions, operating as a system of social control, can involve rewards or punishments.
True
Technology is defined as the knowledge that people apply to the task of living in their surroundings
True
non material culture refers to the intangible world of ideas created by members of society
True
While_______are broad guidelines for social living, Beliefs are statements that people hold to be true
Value, Belief
Progress and freedom are examples of U.S.
Values
Which of the following identifies two of the components of culture
Values and norms
Symbols, a component of culture, can
all of the above
Cultural patters that set apart some segment of a society's population is termed
subculture
Culturally defined standards of desirability, goodness, and beauty, which serve as broad guidelines for social living, is the definition for
values