1. Culture

2. Culture: shared beliefs, values, behaviors and material objects among members of a group or society
tells us what to expect from others and what others should expect from us
Culture is “doing its job” most effectively when it is invisible
Culture

3. Material culture: physical artifacts that shape the lives of members of a particular society
 Non-material culture: non-physical elements of culture
· knowledge/beliefs; values/morals; norms/customs
Elements of Culture

4. What are some changes that you have observed in material culture in your lifetime?
What are some changes that you have observed in nonmaterial culture in your lifetime?
Cultural change

5. Cultural Components Symbols Language --cultural transmission
-- Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Norms
Cognitive
Artifacts and Technology
Cultural Components

6. Cultural Attitudes Ethnocentrism Cultural Relativism
Cultural Universals
Cultural Attitudes

9. Diversity w/in Culture
Sub-culture
Counter culture
High culture
Popular culture
Diversity w/in Culture

10. Cultural Change Discovery Invention Diffusion *** Cultural lag
Cultural shock
Cultural Change

11. Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
Functionalist
Conflict
Symbolic Interaction
Theoretical Perspectives on Culture