Sociology Chapter 3

3. subculture deliberately and consciously opposed to certain central beliefs or attitudes of the dominant culture
5. norm that has moral dimension and that should be followed by members of the society
7. automatic reaction to physical stimuli
8. norm that is formally defined and enforced by officials
9. reward or punishment that can be applied by most members of a group
13. innate patterns of behavior
15. actual behavior patterns of members of a group
16. group that is part of the dominant culture but that differs from it in some important respects
17. theory stating that our idea of reality depends largely upon language is ______ of linguistic relativity
18. idea about the nature of reality
20. the concrete, tangible objects of a culture
22. sanction imposed by persons given special authority
23. cultural guidelines that group members claim to accept

1. rule of behavior, the violation of which calls for strong punishment
2. groupings of persons who share a social characteristic
4. ideas, knowledge, and beliefs that influence people's behavior
6. judging others in terms of one's own cultural standards
10. norm that lacks moral significance
11. general cultural trait that exists in all cultures
12. the way in which a culture expresses universal traits
14. group of people who inhabit a specific territory and share a common culture
16. study of how biology influences human behavior
19. reward or punishment used to encourage people to follow rules
21. broad idea about what is good or desirable shared by people in a society