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Culture
Chapter 3
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/05/2010

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Culture
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the ways of thinking, the way of acting, and the material objects that together form a people way of life
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symbol
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anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture
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cultural transmission
Definition
the process by which one generation passes culture to the next
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Sapir Whorf thesis
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the idea that people see and understand through the cultural lens of a language
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mores
Definition
norms thats are widely observed and have great moral signifigance
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folkways
Definition
norms for routines or casual interaction
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social control
Definition
attempts by society to regulate peoples thoughts and behaviours
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multiculturalism
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a perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the united states and promoting equal standing for all cultural traditions
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cultural integration
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the close relationships among various elements of a cultural system
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ethnocentrism
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the practice of judging another culture by the standards of ones own culture
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cultural relativism
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the practice of judging a culture by its own standards
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cultural change results from....
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invention discovery diffusion
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