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Sociology chapter 3
beliefs - correct answer-ideas concerning the nature of reality, influential whether they are
true or false

cognition - correct answer-process of thinking, knowing, or processing information

cognitive dimension - correct answer-refers to its complex of ideas and knowledge
most important aspect is beleifs

conflict theory - correct answer-drug use by a member of a drug subculture
because of a lack of power he or she is more likely to go to jail than an upper-class user
cultural diversity

counterculture - correct answer-subculture that is deliberately and consciously opposed to
certain central aspects of the dominant culture
openly defy the norms values and beliefs of the dominant culture

cultural diversity stems from existence of groups known as - correct answer-subcultures and
countercultures
more prevalent in large complex societies

cultural particulars - correct answer-usually cultures develop different ways of demonstrating
the same universal trait
just because societies share a cultural universal does nto mean that they express it in the
same way

cultural relativism - correct answer-perspective that values, norms, beleifs, and attitudes are
not in themselves correct or incorrect, desirable or undesirable, they simply exist within the
total cultural framework of a people and should be evaluated in relation to their place within
the larger cultural context of which they are a part rather than according to some alleged
universal standard that applies across all cultures
removes barriers between ourselves and those who are culturally different

cultural universals - correct answer-general cultural traits thought to exist in all known culture
athletic sports, cooking, courtship, division of labor, education, etiquette, funeral, family,
government, etc
exist because of biological similarity shared by all humans
physical environment (inability to explain physical phenomena, development of religion)
formed because many societies face many of the same problems

culture - correct answer-peoples way of life that is passed on from generation to generation
consists of physical objects as well as patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving

culture shock - correct answer-the psychological and social stress we may experience when
confronted with a radically different cultural environment

, Darwins theory of evolution - correct answer-all organisms evolve through the process of
natural selection
best suited to an environment survive and reproduce themselves and the rest perish

Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf - correct answer-hypothesis of linguistic relativity

ethnocentrism - correct answer-tendency to judge others in relation to one's own cultural
standards
see those who are different as inferior, ignorant crazy or immoral
promotes social stability because people who are convinced that truth and beauty are theirs
seldom entertain the need for change

fifteen major values - correct answer-achievement and success
activity and work
efficiency and practicality
equality
democracy
group superiority

folkways - correct answer-rules that cover customary ways of thinking feeling and behaving
but lack moral overtones
shaking hands when introduced, opening doors for older persons
we may avoid people who dont follow folkways but we do not consider them wicked or
immoral
conformity to folkways is a personal choice

formal sanctions - correct answer-may be given only by officially designated persons, such
as judges and college professors

functionalism - correct answer-the norm requiring students to listen to their teachers on
request
this norm promotes better education for everyone because of a lack of disorder

George Murdock - correct answer-identified about seventy cultural universals

gestures - correct answer-whether in the form of facial expression, body movement or
posture also carry culturally definied and shared symbolic meanings

Human social behavior is based on __________ - correct answer-culture

Hypothesis of linguistic relativity - correct answer-language is our guide to reality, our view of
the world depends on the particular language weh ave learned
our perception of reality is at the mercy of the words and grammatical rules of our language
because of our perceptions are different, our worlds are different

ideal culture - correct answer-refers to cultural guidelines publicly embraced by members of
a society

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