A component of culture that consists of the abstract or intangible human creations of society (such as attitudes, beliefs, and values) that influence people’s behavior.
Term | Definition the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society | |
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Term | Definition consists of the physical or tangible creations that members of a society make, use, and shre | |
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Term | Definition consists of the abstract or intangible human creations of society that influence people's behavior | |
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Term | Definition customs and practices that occur across all societies. appearnce, activites, social institutions, and customary practices. | |
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Term | Definition anything that meaningfully represents something else | |
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Term | Definition defined as a set of symbols that expresses ideas and enables people to think and communicate with one another | |
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Term | Definition language not only expresses our thoughts and perceptions but also influences our perception of reality | |
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Term | Definition collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or undesirable in a particular culture | |
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Term | Definition values that conflict with one another or are mutually exclusive | |
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Term | Definition refers to the values and standards of behavior that people in a society profess to hold | |
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Term | Definition refers to the values and standards of behavior that people actually follow. | |
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Term | Definition established rules of behavior or standards of conduct | |
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Term | Definition everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture | |
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Term | Definition strongly held norms that may not be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture | |
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Term | Definition mores so strong that their violation is considered to be extremely offensive | |
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Term | Definition formal, standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions | |
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Term | Definition refers to the knowledge, techniques, and tools that allow people to transform resources into usable form and the knowledge and skills required to use what is developed. | |
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Term | Definition a gap between the technical development (material culture) of a society and its moral and legal institutions (nonmaterial culture) | |
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Term Cultural lag may result from three processes | | Definition 1. discovery 2. invention 3. diffusion | |
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Term | Definition the process of learning about something previously unknown or unrecognized | |
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Term | Definition the process of combining existing cultural items into a new form | |
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Term | Definition the transmission of cultural items or social practices from one group or society to another. | |
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Term | Definition refers to the wide range of cultural differences foudn between and within nations | |
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Term | Definition a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of hte larger society | |
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Term | Definition a group that strongly rejects dominant societal values and norms and seeks alternative lifestyles | |
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Term | Definition the disorientation that people feel when they encounter cultures radically different from their own and they believe they cannot depend on their own taken for granted assumptions about life | |
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Term | Definition the belief that the behaviors and customs of a society must be viewed and analyzed within the context of its own culture | |
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