Symbols Values and Norms

What is culture?

• The way non-material objects come together with material objects to form a way of life

• The way people dress and eat

• The way people communicate with each other

• The way people celebrate traditions

What is an example of material culture?

• The idea of liberty

• The Statue of Liberty

• The way people greet each other

• The values and beliefs of a society

What is an example of non-material culture?

• Books and buildings

• Food and clothing

• Transportation and technology

• Values and symbols

What are symbols in culture?

• Informal rules that go without saying

• Specific ideas about what people think is true about the world

• Things that carry a specific meaning recognized by people who share a culture

• The cultural standards that people use to decide what's good or bad

What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

• The idea that language affects how people within a culture see the world

• The idea that culture is passed down through generations

• The idea that material culture is more important than non-material culture

• The idea that symbols and values shape a society

What are values in culture?

• The informal little rules that go without saying

• The cultural standards that people use to decide what's good or bad

• The specific ideas about what people think is true about the world

• The rules and expectations that guide behavior within a society

What are norms in culture?

• The informal little rules that go without saying

• The cultural standards that people use to decide what's good or bad

• The specific ideas about what people think is true about the world

• The rules and expectations that guide behavior within a society

What are folkways?

• The informal little rules that go without saying

• The cultural standards that people use to decide what's good or bad

• The specific ideas about what people think is true about the world

• The rules and expectations that guide behavior within a society

What are mores?

• The informal little rules that go without saying

• The cultural standards that people use to decide what's good or bad

• The specific ideas about what people think is true about the world

• The rules and expectations that guide behavior within a society

What are taboos?

• The informal little rules that go without saying

• The cultural standards that people use to decide what's good or bad

• The specific ideas about what people think is true about the world

• The rules and expectations that guide behavior within a society