SOC5025Advanced General

Sociology

Cultureby

Dave Smith

Review

• The muddiest point in the readings.

• Time limit: 1 minute• On your mark

• Get set• Go!

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Overview: Chapter 2Culture

• What is culture?• Two aspects of culture: material & non-

material• Responses to Culture: Shock & Relativity• 6 Elements of Culture• Sub-culture• Counter-culture

What is Culture?• Culture is the language, beliefs,

values, norms, behaviors, and even material

objects that are passed from one generation to the

next. (Henslin, 2007)

I believe in evolution and trust scientists on

global warming.

(John Huntsman, Republican Presidential candidate,

2011-08-18)

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are

created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

(Declaration of Independence)

Norms

Behaviors

Objects

Material & Non-Material Culture

Language as symbol & gesture

What is a belief?

What is a value?

What is a Social Norm?

What are social mores?

What are social mores?

What is a Taboo?

What is Subculture?

What is counter-culture?

30 Second SummarySupply the example

• 2 Aspects of Culture

• 6 Elements of Culture

• Subculture

• Counterculture

What is DBPPT• DBPPT is the acronym for death by PowerPoint.• Microsoft is to blame for this contemporary

malady which is often experienced in corporate boardrooms, annual meetings of professional societies, and university classrooms.

• This condition is usually not fatal, but if you experience numbness in the posterior and frontal lobes, it is suggested that you proceed to the infirmary or closest saloon for medication that can relieve the symptoms.

• At the present, there is no known cure, except to begin the student activity as quickly as possible.

ACTIVITY: Scavenger Hunt Antithetical Social Norms

Materials needed:• Instructions• Data sheet• Two hats• Labels and markers• Computer or

Smartphone w/ web access

• 25 Minutes

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