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Page 1: Sociology.  Culture and Society  Culture- knowledge, language, values, customs, and objects passed down through generations  Helps to explain human.

CULTURECH. 3Sociology

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Basis of Culture

Culture and Society Culture- knowledge, language, values,

customs, and objects passed down through generations

Helps to explain human behavior

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Material or No?

2 types of things passed down Material

Cell phones, buildings, computers Non Material

Beliefs, customs, rules

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Cheese Rolling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyvtCzxQDk

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Bulls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aM_3-00qX4

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Society

A group of people that live in defined territory and have common culture Way of life for certain groups of people

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Culture and Heredity

Instincts- genetically inherited patterns of behavior Non human rely more on instincts

Reflexes- automatic reaction to physical stimuli sneezing

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Sociobiology

Sociobiology-study of biological basis of human behaviorBelieve that behaviors that help the most are biologically transferred

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Section 2

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Symbols, Language, Culture

Cultural TransmissionThe creation and transmission of culture

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Symbols

Things that stand for or represent something elseSnapping in Brazil

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Language and Culture

Language allows us to create cultureWith language, humans can pass ideas, experiences, and knowledge to others

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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Hypothesis of Linguistic RelativityOur perception of the world

depends on our language we learned

Since languages differ, so do perceptions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc

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Vocab

When something is important, it has many words

When something is not important, it may not have one word

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Toilet

How many ways can you say toilet

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Toilet Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpK86OqqROc

Ode to the Commode video

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Other Factors

How we see things is influenced by more than just languageCultures differ, and this may influence them experiencing things differently

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Famous US Sayings

A penny saved is a penny _____________ Better safe than _______________ Better late than _________________ Hard work beats talent when talent

________________________ No news is ________________

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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

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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)

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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)

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Sec 3Norms and

Values

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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

InK7SA

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Folkways, Mores, and Laws

FolkwaysRules that cover customary ways of

thinkingSleeping on a bed rather than a floordisapproval is low

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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

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Laws

Defined and enforced by officials Consciously created and enforced

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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.

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Answers

California South Carolina Florida Kentucky

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Values

Broad ideas about what most people consider desirable

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Why important?

Form the basis for norms Involved in most aspects of daily life

Achievement and Success Democracy


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