CULTURECH. 3Sociology
Basis of Culture Culture and Society
Culture- knowledge, language, values, customs, and objects passed down through generations
Helps to explain human behavior
Material or No? 2 types of things passed down
Material Cell phones, buildings, computers
Non Material Beliefs, customs, rules
Cheese Rolling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyvt
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Bulls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aM_3-00qX4
Society A group of people that live in defined
territory and have common culture Way of life for certain groups of people
Culture and Heredity Instincts- genetically inherited patterns of
behavior Non human rely more on instincts
Reflexes- automatic reaction to physical stimuli sneezing
Sociobiology Sociobiology-study of
biological basis of human behaviorBelieve that behaviors that help the most are biologically transferred
Section 2
Symbols, Language, Culture
Cultural TransmissionThe creation and transmission of culture
Symbols Things that stand for or represent
something elseSnapping in Brazil
Language and Culture Language allows us to create
cultureWith language, humans can pass ideas, experiences, and knowledge to others
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity
Our perception of the world depends on our language we learned
Since languages differ, so do perceptions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc
Vocab When something is important, it has
many words When something is not important, it may
not have one word
Toilet How many ways can you say toilet
Toilet Vocabulary Throne Comfort Station Commode Toilet Pot
http://www.rotorooter.com/blog/101-names-for-a-toilet-marking-101-years-since-thomas-crappers-death/
Toilet Videos http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpK86OqqROc
Ode to the Commode video
Other Factors How we see things is influenced
by more than just languageCultures differ, and this may influence them experiencing things differently
Famous US Sayings A penny saved is a penny _____________ Better safe than _______________ Better late than _________________ Hard work beats talent when talent
________________________ No news is ________________
Answers A penny saved is a penny earned Better safe than sorry Better late than never Hard work beats talent when talent
doesn’t work hard No news is good news
Famous International Sayings
What you can do today, don’t put it off ___________________ (Germany)
A bird in the hand is worth ___________________ (England)
A closed mouth ____________________________ (Italy)
A good husband is _________________________ (Japan)
A monkey never thinks ___________________ (Haitain)
Answers What you can do today, don’t put it off
until tomorrow (Germany) A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush (England) A closed mouth catches no flies (Italy) A good husband is healthy and absent
(Japan) A monkey never thinks her baby’s ugly
(Haitian)
Sec 3Norms and
Values
Norms Rules defining appropriate and
inappropriate behavior So engrained in behavior we don’t even
realize it Senegal
Never eat with left hand, considered offensive Zambia
Avoid direct eye contact with opposite sex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ngAu
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Folkways, Mores, and LawsFolkwaysRules that cover customary ways of
thinkingSleeping on a bed rather than a floordisapproval is low
Mores Deals with what is
right and wrong Conformity is
supported, and are of great moral significance
Taboo Norm so strong, if
violated you will get punished
Videos
Laws Defined and enforced by officials
Consciously created and enforced
Weird Laws It is illegal for a vehicle
without a driver to exceed 60 miles per hour
It is legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.
It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
it’s illegal to paint your lawn red.
Answers California South Carolina Florida Kentucky
Values Broad ideas about what most people
consider desirable
Why important? Form the basis for norms
Involved in most aspects of daily life Achievement and Success Democracy