Terms of Culture

2. expectations of "right" behavior
4. not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms
5. the values that are central to a group
6. another term for nonmaterial culture
10. a system of symbols that can be combined in an infinite number of ways and can represent no only objects, but abstract thought
12. human behavior is considered to be the result of natural selection and biological factors
15. the standards by which people define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, etc.
16. a group's way of thinking and doing (beliefs, values, language, etc.)
17. a world within the larger world of the dominant culture
18. the disorientation that people experience when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture
19. the way in which people use their bodies to communicate with one another
20. for example, jewelry, art, buildings, weapons, machines, etc.

1. either expressions of approval given to people for following norms or expressions or expressions of disapproval for violating them
3. a society made up of many different groups
7. norms that are strictly enforced
8. a group whose values, beliefs, norms, and related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader culture
9. values that together form a larger whole
11. norms that are not strictly enforced
13. the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation to the next
14. a norm so strong that it beings extreme sanctions if violated