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Culture & Society

Culture & Society . Remember your bomb shelters?. Nacirema Beauty Rituals. AMERICAN. NACIREMA. Water?. Talking about culture is like a fish talking about water. It surrounds us and we think of it as “just the way things are” To us it seems natural and unquestionable

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Culture & Society

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  1. Culture & Society

  2. Remember your bomb shelters?

  3. Nacirema Beauty Rituals

  4. AMERICAN NACIREMA

  5. Water? Talking about culture is likea fish talking about water • It surrounds us and we think of it as “just the way things are” • To us it seems natural and unquestionable • Culture is relative. What seems normal to us • Might seem odd to others

  6. Why do we behave/believe as we do? • Most behavior among animals is instinctual • But human behavior is ___________ • Humans can ________________ and _______________ culture learned create transmit

  7. Key Terms • Society – a specific territory inhabited by people who share a common culture • Culture – knowledge, values, customs, and physical objects that are shared by members of society

  8. Symbol • a thing that stands for or represents something else

  9. Cultural differences

  10. Norms • rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior Norms

  11. Folkways (type of Norm) • norms that lack moral significance

  12. Mores (type of norm) • norms that have moral significance and that should be followed by members of the society

  13. Taboos (type of norm) • a rule of behavior, the violation of which calls for strong punishment

  14. Law • A norm that is enforced by officials

  15. What are these? 3 2 1 4 6 5 7

  16. What is this? • What is it used for? What is it called?

  17. What is this? • What is it used for? What is it called?

  18. What is this? • What is it used for? What is it called?

  19. What is this woman wearing? • What is it worn for? What is it called?

  20. What is this? • What is it used for? What is it called?

  21. What is this? • What is it used for? What is it called?

  22. What is this? • What is it used for? What is it called?

  23. What are these?

  24. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance More

  25. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Polygamy TABOO

  26. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Avante guard fashion Folkway

  27. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Marrying for money More

  28. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Hard work More

  29. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Number of children Folkway

  30. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • White wedding Folkway

  31. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Talking to yourself in public Folkway

  32. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Child abuse TABOO

  33. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Stealing TABOO

  34. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Racism More

  35. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Drunk driving TABOO

  36. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Give up seat on subway Folkway

  37. Practice: Folkway, More, or TABOO • Dropping out of school More

  38. Sanctions • rewards and punishments used to encourage people to follow norms; we can even sanction ourselves mentally to avoid discomfort • Formal sanctions –only imposed by those with special authority • Informal sanctions – can be applied by most members of a group

  39. Values • broad ideas about what is good or desirable shared by people in a society; they are the basis for norms

  40. Sanctions Are used to enforce mores folkways laws Which are types of Norms Values That are based on…

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