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Culture
Ch. 2
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/07/2011

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HIGH CULTURE
Definition
CULTURAL PATTERNS THAT DISTINGUISH A SOCIETY'S ELITE
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POPULAR CULTURE
Definition
CULTURAL PATTERNS THAT ARE WIDESPREAD AMONG A SOCIETY'S POPULATION
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SUBCULTURE
Definition
CULTURAL PATTERNS THAT SET APART SOME SEGMENT OF A SOCIETY'S POPULATION
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MULTICULTURALISM
Definition
A PERSPECTIVE RECOGNIZING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND PROMOTING EQUAL STANDING FOR ALL CULTURAL TRADITIONS.
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EUROCENTRISM
Definition
THE DOMINANCE OF EUROPEAN (ESPECIALLY ENGLISH) CULTURAL PATTERNS.
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AFROCENTRISM
Definition
EMPHASIZING AND PROMOTING AFRICAN CULTURAL PATTERNS.
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COUNTERCULTURE
Definition
CULTURAL PATTERN THAT STRONGLY OPPOSE THOSE WIDELY ACCEPTED WITHIN A SOCIETY
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CULTURAL INTEGRATION
Definition
THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF A CULTURE SYSTEM.
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CULTURAL LAG
Definition
THE FACT THAT SOME CULTURAL ELEMENTS CHANGE MORE QUICKLY THAN OTHERS, DISRUPTING A CULTURAL SYSTEM.
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ETHNOCENTRISM
Definition
THE PRACTICE OF JUDGING ANOTHER CULTURE BY THE STANDARD S OF ONE'S OWN CULTURE.
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CULTURAL RELATIVISM
Definition
THE PRACTICE OF JUDGING A CULTURE BY ITS OWN STANDARDS.
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CULTURAL UNIVERSALS
Definition
TRAITS THAT ARE PART OF EVRY KNOWN CULTURE
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SOCIOBIOLOGY
Definition
A THEORETICAL APPROACH THAT EXPLORES WAYS IN WHICH HUMAN BIOLOGY AFFECTS HOW WE CREATE CULTURE.
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TECHNOLOGY
Definition
KNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE USE TO MAKE A WAY OF LIFE IN THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
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HUNTING AND GATHERING
Definition
THE USE OF SIMPLE TOOLS TO HUNT ANIMALS AND GATHER VEGETATION FOR FOOD
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HORTICULTURE
Definition
THE USE OF HAND TOOLS TO RAISE CROPS
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PASTORALISM
Definition
THE DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS
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AGRICULTURE
Definition
LARGE-SCALE CULTIVATION USING PLOWS HARNESSED TO ANIMALS OR MORE POWERFUL ENERGY SOURCES.
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INDUSTRY
Definition
THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS USING ADVANCED SOURCES OF ENERGY TO DROVE LARGE MACHINERY
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POSTINDUSTRIALIM
Definition
THE PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION USING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.
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SYMBOL
Definition
ANYTHING THAT CARRIES A PARTICULAR MEANING RECOGNIZED BY PEOPLE WHO SHARE A CULTURE.
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LANGUAGE
Definition
A SYSTEM OF SYMBOLS THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
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CULTURAL TRANSMISION
Definition
THE PROCESS BY WHICH ONE GENERATION PASSES CULTURE TO THE NEXT
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SAPIR-WHORF THESIS
Definition
THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD THROUGH THE CULTURAL LENS OF LANGUAGE
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VALUES
Definition
CULTURALLY DEFINED STANDARDS THAT PEOPLE USE TO DECIDE WHAT IS DESIRABLE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL AND THAT SERVE AS BROAD GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL LIVING.
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BELIEFS
Definition
SPECIFIC IDEAS THAT PEOPE HOLD TO BE TRUE
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NORMS
Definition
RULES AND EXPECTATIONS BY WHICH A SOCIETY GUIDES THE BEHAVIOR OF ITS MEMBERS
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MORES
Definition
NORMS TAHT ARE WIDELY OBSERVED AND HAVE GREAT MORAL SIGNIFICANCE.
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FOLKWAYS
Definition
NORMS FOR ROUTINE CASUAL INTERACTION.
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CULTURE
Definition
THE WAYS OF THINKING THE WAYS OF ACTING AND MATERIAL OBJECTS THAT TOGETHER FORM A PEOPLE'S WAY OF LIFE.
Term
SOCIETY
Definition
PEOPLE WHO INTERACT IN A DEFINED TERRITORY AND SHARE A CULTURE.
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CULTURE SHOCK
Definition
PERSONAL DISORIENTATION WHEN EXPERIENCING AND UNGAMILIAR WAY OF LIFE.
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