Culture Vocab

3. the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture
5. A reward for conforming to established norms.
8. the traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of people.
9. a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.
12. Thoughts or ideas that make up a culture are called the non-material culture
14. the ability to learn and transmit behavioral traditions from one generation to the next by the invention of things that exist entirely in the symbolic realm.
15. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
16. a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
17. a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing.
20. the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
21. a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
22. a standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group.
23. the idea that a person's beliefs and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture.
24. the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.

1. the process by which different cultures approach each other as a result of travel and communication
2. actual or threatened punishments
4. traits or qualities that are not just worthwhile, they represent an individual's or an organization's highest priorities, deeply held beliefs, and core, fundamental driving forces
6. evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
7. a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
10. the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
11. refers to the notion that culture takes time to catch up with technological innovations, and the resulting social problems that are caused by this lag.
13. the aspect of social reality grounded in the objects and architecture that surround people.
18. the spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures.
19. a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.