Chapter 3 vocab

5. a rule of behavior, the violation of which calls for strong punishment
6. actual behavior patterns of a group
7. a group of people who inhabit a specific territory and share a common culture
8. sanctions imposed by persons given special authority
12. ideas about the nature of reality
13. norms that lack moral signifigance
15. a norm that is formally defined and enforced by officials
17. a subculture deliberately and consciously opposed to certain central beliefs or attitudes of the dominant culture
19. the concrete, tangible objects if a culture
21. general cultural traits that exist in all cultures
22. rewards or punishments that can be applied by most members of a group
23. ignate patterns of behavior
24. the study of how biology influences human behavior

1. a group that is part of the dominant culture byt that differs from in it some important respects
2. norms that have moral dimensions and that should be followed by members of the society
3. judging others in terms of one's own culture standards
4. theory stating that our idea of reality depends largely upon language
9. groupings of persons who share a social characteristic
10. automatic reaction to physical stimuli
11. the ways in which a culture expresses universal traits
14. rewards and punishments used to encourage people to follow norms
16. broad ideas about what is good or desirable shared by people in a society
18. cultural guidelines that group members claim to accept
20. impulse to reduce comfort