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culture
language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, material objects
that characterize a group and are passed from one
generation to the next
TERM 2
ethnocentrism
DEFINITION 2
use of ones own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of
other individuals or groups, generally leading to a negative
evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors
TERM 3
egocentric
DEFINITION 3
self-involved
TERM 4
cultural relativism
DEFINITION 4
not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own
terms
TERM 5
values
DEFINITION 5
standards by which people define what is desirable or
undesirable, good or and, good or bad
language
symbols that can be combined in an infinite number of ways
and can represent objects and abstract thought
TERM 7
symbol
DEFINITION 7
something to which people attach meaning and then use to
communicate with others
TERM 8
sapir-whorf hypothesis
DEFINITION 8
language creates ways of thinking and perceivinglanguage
structures what we see and what we don't see
TERM 9
outliers
DEFINITION 9
don't accurately represent distribution
TERM 10
median
DEFINITION 10
the score that is above which and below which the middle
score
folkway
norms that aren't enforced with a great deal of emotion
TERM 17
mores
DEFINITION 17
norms that are strictly enforced because they are thought
essential to core values or the well being of the group
TERM 18
taboo
DEFINITION 18
a norm so strong that it often brings revulsion if violated
TERM 19
law norms
DEFINITION 19
norm for which there is a formal written code of conduct
TERM 20
pluralism
DEFINITION 20
the diffusion of power among many interest groups that
presents any single group from gaining control of the
government
pluralistic society
a society made up of many different groups
TERM 22
robin williams
DEFINITION 22
identified ten values that are shared by most of the groups
that make US society
TERM 23
core values
DEFINITION 23
values that are central of a group, those around which it
builds a common identity
TERM 24
cultural lag
DEFINITION 24
a group represented by individuals that doesn't utilize
technology that is available to them
TERM 25
cultural diffusion
DEFINITION 25
the tendency for groups to adopt new technology and learn
to use them