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CULTURE

A TOOL FOR MANS SURVIVAL. CULTURE. TYPES OF CULTURE. MATERIAL---Focus on Material Objects NON MATERIAL---Sometimes called symbolic culture because of focus on meanings or definitions. MATERIAL VS NON MATERIAL CULTURE. WHERE DO THE FOLLOWING BELONG? RELIGIOUS OBJECTS CLOTHING

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CULTURE

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  1. A TOOL FOR MANS SURVIVAL CULTURE

  2. TYPES OF CULTURE • MATERIAL---Focus on Material Objects • NON MATERIAL---Sometimes called symbolic culture because of focus on meanings or definitions

  3. MATERIAL VS NON MATERIAL CULTURE • WHERE DO THE FOLLOWING BELONG? • RELIGIOUS OBJECTS • CLOTHING • PREFERENCES IN NAMES • PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY • LANGUAGE • MODES OF TRANSPORTATION

  4. CULTURAL CHANGE • DIFFUSION • W/Reconfiguration • INNOVATION

  5. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGE • ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHANGE • CULTURAL BASE • NECESSITY • OPPORTUNITY FOR DIFFUSION • ETHNOCENTRISM • RELIGION

  6. ADDITIONAL CULTURAL TERMS • CULTURAL LAG • CULTURAL UNIVERSALS • CULTURAL SHOCK • HOMOGENOUS VS HETEROGENOUS CULTURES • SUB CULTURES RACIAL,RELIGIOUS,ETHNIC,GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIAL CLASS, INTEREST, DEVIANT

  7. NORMS • THERE ARE GENERALLY TWO TYPES OF NORMS: • MORES----NORMS OF VERY HIGH IMPORTANCE • FOLKWAYS----NORMS OF LESSER IMPORTANCE

  8. SOCIAL PRESSURES TO CONFORM • 1. LAWS • 2. RULES AND REGULATIONS • 3. RELIGION • 4. SANCTIONS

  9. DOES HARMONY BETWEEN MORES, LAWS AND RELIGION PRODUCE SOCIAL ORDER? TYPICALLY YES. • IF CONFLICT EXISTS BETWEEN THE LAWS RELIGION AND MORES, WHO WINS?

  10. AND THE WINNER IS-------- • THE MORES

  11. VALUESSUBJECTIVE IDEAS ABOUT THE RELATIVE WORTH OF SOME PARTICIULAR THING

  12. EXAMPLES OF CORE AMERICAN VALUES.DEMOCRACYCAPITALISMHUMAN RIGHTSMATERIALISMEDUCATIONMONOTHEISMMONOGAMY

  13. ARE VALUES EMPIRICAL OR NON EMPIRICAL?THEY ARE NOT NATURAL OR INHERENT QUALITIES OF THINGS OR BEHAVIORS. THEY ARE OPINIONS ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

  14. WAYS TO STUDY VALUES1. WE CAN IDENTIFY GROUP VALUES2. WE CAN COMPARE VALUES 3. WE CAN STUDY VALUE CHANGES4. WE CAN STUDY VALUE CONFLICTS5. WE CAN STUDY HOW VALUES AFFECT BEHAVIOR

  15. DOES A SOCIOLOGIST DECIDE WHOSE VALUES ARE CORRECT?NEVER---NEVER

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