Sociology chapter 2 notes
beliefs - correct answer-shared ideas held collectively by people within a given culture about
what is true
Characteristics of culture - correct answer-shared, learned, taken for granted, symbolic,
varies across time and space
conflict theorist - correct answer-see culture as influenced by economic interests and power
relations in society; analyze culture as a source of power in society
cultural diffusion - correct answer--the transmission of cultural element from one society or
cultural group to another
-subcultural influences enter the dominant group
cultural innovation - correct answer-creates dramatic changes in society; technology in us
culture - correct answer-the complex system of meaning and behaivor that defines the way
of life for a given group of society
culture relativism - correct answer-the idea that something can be understood and judged
only in relationship to the cultural context in which it appears
dominant culture - correct answer-the culture of the most power group in a society
Elements of culture - correct answer-language, norms, beliefs, and values
ethnocentrism - correct answer-the habit of only seeing things from the point of view of one's
own group
folksways - correct answer-the general standards behavior to by a group
Functionalist theorists - correct answer-believe that norms and values create or disrupt social
bonds that attach people to society
functionalist theory - correct answer-emphasizes the influence of values, norms, and
believes on the whole society
Language - correct answer-a set of symbols and rules, put together in a meaningful way
Mass media - correct answer-extraordinary power to shape culture, including what people
believe and the information available to them
material culture - correct answer-consists of objects created in society such as desk , bed,
etc..
beliefs - correct answer-shared ideas held collectively by people within a given culture about
what is true
Characteristics of culture - correct answer-shared, learned, taken for granted, symbolic,
varies across time and space
conflict theorist - correct answer-see culture as influenced by economic interests and power
relations in society; analyze culture as a source of power in society
cultural diffusion - correct answer--the transmission of cultural element from one society or
cultural group to another
-subcultural influences enter the dominant group
cultural innovation - correct answer-creates dramatic changes in society; technology in us
culture - correct answer-the complex system of meaning and behaivor that defines the way
of life for a given group of society
culture relativism - correct answer-the idea that something can be understood and judged
only in relationship to the cultural context in which it appears
dominant culture - correct answer-the culture of the most power group in a society
Elements of culture - correct answer-language, norms, beliefs, and values
ethnocentrism - correct answer-the habit of only seeing things from the point of view of one's
own group
folksways - correct answer-the general standards behavior to by a group
Functionalist theorists - correct answer-believe that norms and values create or disrupt social
bonds that attach people to society
functionalist theory - correct answer-emphasizes the influence of values, norms, and
believes on the whole society
Language - correct answer-a set of symbols and rules, put together in a meaningful way
Mass media - correct answer-extraordinary power to shape culture, including what people
believe and the information available to them
material culture - correct answer-consists of objects created in society such as desk , bed,
etc..
