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30 Cards in this Set
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beliefs
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shared ideas held collectively by people within a given culture.
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counterculture
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subculture created as a reaction against the values of the dominant culture.
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cultural capital
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cultural resources that are socially designated as being worthy (such as knowledge of elite culture) and that give advantages to groups possessing such capital.
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cultural diffusion
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the transmission of cultural elements from one society or culture to another.
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cultural hegemony
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the pervasive and excessive influence of one culture throughout society.
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cultural relativism
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the idea that something can be understood and judged only in relationships to the cultural context in which it appears
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culture
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the complex system of meaning and behavior that defines the way of life for a given group or society.
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culture lag
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the delay in cultural adjustments to changing social positions.
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culture shock
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the feeling of disorientation that can come when one encounters a new or rapidly changed cultural situation.
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dominant culture
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the culture of the most powerful group in society.
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ethnocentrism
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the belief that one's in-group is superior to all out-groups.
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ethnomethodology
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a technique for studying human interaction by deliberately disrupting social norms and observing how individuals attempt to restore normalcy.
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folkways
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the general standards of behavior adhered to by a group.
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global culture
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diffusion of a single culture throughout the world.
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language
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a set of symbols and rules that, put together in a meaningful way, provides a complex communication system.
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law
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the written set of guidelines that define what is right and wrong in society.
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mass media
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channels of communication that are available to very wide segments of the population.
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material culture
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the objects created in a given society - it's buildings, art, tools, toys, print and broadcast media, and other tangible objects.
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mores
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strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior.
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multiculturalism
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modes of thinking that view society through the plural experiences of its diverse membership.
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nonmaterial culture
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the norms, laws, customs, ideas, and beliefs of a group of people.
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norms
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the specific cultural expectations for how to act in a given situation.
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popular culture
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the beliefs, practices, and objects that are part of everyday traditions.
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reflection hypothesis
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the idea that the mass media reflect the values of the general population.
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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a theory that language determines other aspects of culture because language provides the categories through which social reality is defined and perceived.
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social sanctions
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mechanisms of social control that enforce norms.
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subculture
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the culture of groups whose values and norms of behavior are somewhat different from those of the dominant culture.
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symbols
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things or behavior to which people give meaning.
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taboos
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behaviors that bring the most serious sanctions.
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values
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the abstract standards in a society or group that define ideal principles.
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