1. CULTURE & SOCIETY

2. SOCIETY Community of people living in a particular region Shared customs, laws, & organizations

3. CULTURE Learned way of life shared among members of a community Language Beliefs Norms Behaviors Material objects

4. MATERIAL CULTURE A.K.A. artifacts Physical objects that distinguish a society Jewelry Art Buildings Weapons Clothing Etc.

5. NONMATERIAL CULTURE Ways people think and act Beliefs Values Common assumptions Behaviors Gestures Forms of interaction

6. CULTURAL UNIVERSALS Features common to ALL cultures Myths Sports Cooking Feasting Language Marriage Rites of Passage

7. SYMBOLS Something to which people attach meaning to communicate with each other

8. GESTURE Communication with body parts & movement

9. SUBCULTURE Group in society that shares values and norms NOT shared with the whole population Examples:  Doctors  Smokers  Chinese-Americans  Amish  Hipsters  Athletes

10. COUNTERCULTURE Reject norms & values of society Develop their own How are subcultures and countercultures different?

11. GROUP ACTIVITY In small groups:  Write a definition of each term  Write a few examples of each term  Material Culture  Nonmaterial Culture  Cultural Universals  Symbols  Gestures  Subculture

12. VALUES & SOCIETAL RULES

13. NORMS Societal rules that govern society Guide what to do, when to do it, and what is not allowed or not okay Provide structure & safety Examples:  No spitting in public  No stabbing people  No eating corpses  No shirt, no shoes, no service 3 Types:  Folkways  Mores  Taboos

14. FOLKWAYS Patterns of behavior in society Norms for everyday life Habits learned from childhood Examples:  Things considered rude  Wash hands before eating  Don’t burp  Don’t spit  Walk on sidewalks  Respect personal space  Gender-appropriate clothing Enforced by gentle social pressure & imitation  Laughed at  Frowned upon

15. MORES More strongly held norms or customs Breaking mores is not just impolite, but actually upsetting or scandalous Derive from established practices in society, but often enforced by written law Examples:  Wear clothes  Be honest  Don’t lie or cheat  Avoid drug use  Avoid sexual promiscuity Enforced by more serious sanctions  Socially ostracized  Broken relationships  Fines & jail time

16. TABOOS Most serious norms Forbid outrageous behaviors Examples:  Incest  Murder  Rape  Cannibalism Enforced by death, exile, & severe jail sentences

17. CLASS ACTIVITY Brainstorm at least 10 societal norms held here Label them as folkways, mores, or taboos