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Chapter 2
Culture
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Sociology
11th Grade
02/06/2012

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SUBCULTURE
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GROUP THAT SHARES VALUES, NORMS, AND BEHAVIORS THAT ARE NOT SHARED BY THE ENTIRE POPULATION
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CLASS RING AND BALD EAGLE
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EXAMPLES OF SYMBOLS
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ROBIN M. WILLIAMS
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SOCIOLOGIST WHO IDENTIFIED A SET OF 15 VALUES THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
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NARCISSISM
Definition
EXTREME SELF-CENTEREDNESS
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FOLKWAY
Definition
NORM THAT DESCRIBES SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR BUT DOES NOT HAVE GREAT MORAL SIGNIFICANCE
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CULTURAL DIFFUSION
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PROCESS OF SPREADING CULTURAL TRAITS FROM ONE SOCIETY TO ANOTHER
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ETHNOCENTRISM
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TENDENCY TO VIEW ONE'S OWN CULTURE OR GROUP AS SUPERIOR TO OTHERS
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SOCIETY
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GROUP OF INTERDEPENDENT PEOPLE ORGANIZED TO SHARE A COMMON CULTURE AND FEELING OF UNITY
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MORE
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NORM THAT HAS MORAL SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO IT
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GIFT GIVING AND FEASTING
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EXAMPLES OF CULTURAL UNIVERSALS
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CHRISTOPHER LASCH
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SOCIAL HISTORIAN WHO CONSIDERED NARCISSISM A PERSONALITY DISORDER
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CULTURAL LEVELING
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PROCESS BY WHICH CULTURES BECOME MORE AND MORE ALIKE
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EFFICIENCY AND PRACTICALITY
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EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN VALUES
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CULTURAL LAG
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AN ASPECT OF CULTURE THAT CHANGES LESS RAPIDLY THAN OTHER ASPECTS OF THE SAME CULTURE
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VALUE
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SHARED BELIEF ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD OR BAD, RIGHT OR WRONG, DESIRABLE OR UNDESIRABLE
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LANGUAGE
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ORGANIZATION OF WRITTEN OR SPOKEN SYMBOLS INTO A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM
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CULTURAL UNIVERSAL
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FEATURE COMMON TO ALL CULTURES THAT IS DEVELOPED TO ENSURE THE FULFILLMENT OF SOME NEEDS OF SOCIETY
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CULTURAL RELATIVISM
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BELIEF THAT CULTURES SHOULD BE JUDGED BY THEIR OWN STANDARDS
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JAMES M. HENSLIN
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SOCIOLOGIST WHO SUGGESTED THAT EDUCATION IS A CORE AMERICAN VALUE
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SELF-FULFILLMENT
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COMMITMENT TO THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF ONE'S PERSONALITY, TALENTS, AND POTENTIAL
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