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Terms in this set (19)Culture consists of all the shared products of human groups. t Folkways are norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them. t Basic components of a culture vary from society to society f All groups create norms to enforce their cultural values. t The following are examples of certain basic components of all cultures except ethnocentrism A group of interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity is a society Individual culture traits combine to form culture patterns. f Values are the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system. f Norms that exist in our society include financial responsibility A group that accepts the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society is a subculture sociologists refer to as a counterculture. f The anthropologist that conducted a now-classic study of cultural variation in the 1930s was margaret mead Some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population. The unique cultural characteristics of these groups form a subculture An attitude of cultural relativism is the belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture. Which of the following are not examples of a subculture? the navajo of the southwest The belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture. cultural relativism
The Arapesh and the Mundugumor were two societies in New Guinea that Margaret Mead conducted a study of cultural variation on in the 1930s. t Organized crime families and the hippie movement of the 1960s are examples of countercultures in the United States. t The tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior is called ethnocentrism Margaret Mead, in the 1940s, compiled a list of more than 65 cultural universals after examining hundreds of different cultures. f Sets with similar termsSociology 2-218 terms kybear00 sociology vocab 412 terms Elizabeth_victoria82 Chapter 2 Cultural Diversity32 terms Courtney_Vanek Sociology Chapter 2, Section 2 - Cultural Variation9 terms msrutten Sets found in the same folderSociology 2.36 terms katherineowen88 Sociology 332 terms katherineowen88 Sociology: Then and Now19 terms chelseabailey19 Agents of Socialization16 terms chelseabailey19 Other sets by this creatorBIO 102: THE BRAIN23 terms Atalbot18 BIO 102: HORMONES22 terms Atalbot18 BIO 102: MUSCULAR SYSTEM32 terms Atalbot18 BIO 102: SKELETAL SYSTEM12 terms Atalbot18 Verified questions
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What helps sociologists and anthropologists understand practices that seem strange or different from those of their own culture?Cultural relativism helps sociologists and anthropologists understand practices that seem strange or different from those of their own culture.
What is the significance of Margaret Mead's studies of gender roles?Mead found a different pattern of male and female behavior in each of the cultures she studied, all different from gender role expectations in the United States at that time. She found among the Arapesh a temperament for both males and females that was gentle, responsive, and cooperative.
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The anthropologist that conducted a now-classic study of cultural variation in the 1930s was
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