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What is Culture ?

What is Culture ?. Values & Norms Value = abstract concept Norm = rules of behavior Folkways Mores Laws Artifacts: material objects associated with the norm. What is Culture ?. Discussion Board Exercise

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What is Culture ?

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  1. What is Culture? • Values & Norms • Value = abstract concept • Norm = rules of behavior • Folkways • Mores • Laws • Artifacts: material objects associated with the norm

  2. What is Culture? • Discussion Board Exercise • Choose a value and brainstorm a list of norms associated with it—don’t forget to include artifacts

  3. What is Culture? ~Norms • Social Institutions • Patterned sets of behaviors (norms) constructed to satisfy basic human needs Economics Political Systems Family Marriage Religion Linguistic Aesthetic Kinship

  4. What is Culture? ~Norms • Social Control • Acceptable ways to ensure members adhere to norms • Positive & Negative • Official & Unofficial • Norm violation • Incest • Murder

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