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Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Sociology. Chapter 2 Culture. Definition of Culture. Language, beliefs, norms, behaviors, and objects that are passed from one generation to the next. Material Culture Non Material Culture. Transmission of Culture. Language Biggest part of culture Transmits culture

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Introduction to Sociology

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  1. Introduction to Sociology Chapter 2 Culture

  2. Definition of Culture • Language, beliefs, norms, behaviors, and objects that are passed from one generation to the next. • Material Culture • Non Material Culture

  3. Transmission of Culture • Language • Biggest part of culture • Transmits culture • Effects all of us • Allows culture to exist • Enables us to share experiences • Institutions • Family • Religion • Education • Media • Political (laws)

  4. U.S. Culture • Core Values • Emerging Values http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/79/endless_vacations?comment_offset=121 (vacations) http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=3516746 (humanitarism)

  5. Definitions • Culture Schock • Ethnocentrism • Negative: leads to discrimination • Positive: creates group loyalty • Cultural Relativism

  6. Symbolic Culture • Gestures • Communication • Non Verbal http://www.history.com/media.do?id=gangland_stacking&action=clip • Symbols • Communication • Attached meanings

  7. More Definitions • Values • Norms • Sanctions • Positive Sanctions • Negative Sanctions • Folkways, Mores and Taboos, oh no!

  8. Subcultures • Countercultures

  9. Ideal Culture • Hard work, success, achievement, material goods attainment, perfect job, perfect spouse, two and a half kids, a house with a white picket fence….oh yeah, a sexy bod! • Real Culture • Reality

  10. Global Community • Cultural Diffusion • Technology • Internet • Laws • Cultural Lag (Ogburn) • Human behavior, norms, and values lag behind technological inventions

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