Unit 3 - Culture (Sociology)

3. Sanctions - Rewards or punishments given by individuals or groups, not institutions.
6. Culture - The actual behavior patterns that often conflict with the ideal culture.
7. Culture - The physical objects created by human groups.
9. Sanctions - Rewards or punishments given by organizations such as schools or the government.
10. - A group that shares some parts of mainstream culture but differs in important ways.
13. - A norm that is formally defined and enforced by officials.
14. Categories - Group that share a social characteristic, like age or gender.
15. - Judging another culture by the standards of your own culture.
18. - A group of interdependent people who share a common culture and feeling of unity.
19. - Innate patterns of behavior that are biologically programmed.
20. Particulars - The specific ways in which a culture expresses universal traits.
21. - Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong.

1. - Informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences.
2. - A rule of behavior so strong that violating it calls for strong punishment or disgust.
4. Culture - The cultural guidelines that group members claim to accept.
5. - An impulse to reduce discomfort and fulfill a need.
8. Culture - Abstract human creations, such as beliefs, rules, and language.
11. - An automatic, involuntary reaction to a stimulus.
12. - A group that rejects the values and norms of the larger culture.
13. Relativity - The idea that language shapes the way people think and perceive the world.
16. Universals - Common traits or practices found in all human societies.
17. - Norms that are strictly enforced because they are essential to a society’s core values.