Sociology Unit 2: Culture

2. Patterns or traits common to any society.
7. Compromised of shared values and beliefs.
8. Judge another culture on one’s cultural norms.
9. The term low culture identifies the forms of popular culture that have mass appeal, which is in contrast to the forms of high culture that appeal to a smaller proportion of the populace.
10. The desire to engage in the elements of another's culture rather than one's own.
11. The pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in mainstream society.
12. A system that uses symbols with which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.
13. Setting of one’s own cultural values.

1. An object or concept’s initial appearance in society—it is innovative because it is new.
3. A smaller cultural group within a larger culture.
4. The practice of assessing a culture by its own standards rather than viewing it through the lens of one’s own culture.
5. The culture of the elite and usually refers to artistic endeavors such as music, dance, theater, certain writing, architecture, etc.
6. People when in a new culture, they may experience disorientation and frustration.