CULTURECH. 3Sociology

Basis of Culture

Culture and Society Culture- knowledge, language, values,

customs, and objects passed down through generations

Helps to explain human behavior

Material or No?

2 types of things passed down Material

Cell phones, buildings, computers Non Material

Beliefs, customs, rules

Cheese Rolling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyvtCzxQDk

Bulls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aM_3-00qX4

Society

A group of people that live in defined territory and have common culture Way of life for certain groups of people

Culture and Heredity

Instincts- genetically inherited patterns of behavior Non human rely more on instincts

Reflexes- automatic reaction to physical stimuli sneezing

Sociobiology

Sociobiology-study of biological basis of human behaviorBelieve that behaviors that help the most are biologically transferred

Section 2

Symbols, Language, Culture

Cultural TransmissionThe creation and transmission of culture

Symbols

Things that stand for or represent something elseSnapping in Brazil

Language and Culture

Language allows us to create cultureWith language, humans can pass ideas, experiences, and knowledge to others

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Hypothesis of Linguistic RelativityOur perception of the world

depends on our language we learned

Since languages differ, so do perceptions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc

Vocab

When something is important, it has many words

When something is not important, it may not have one word

Toilet

How many ways can you say toilet

Toilet Vocabulary

Throne Comfort Station Commode Toilet Pot

http://www.rotorooter.com/blog/101-names-for-a-toilet-marking-101-years-since-thomas-crappers-death/

Toilet Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpK86OqqROc

Ode to the Commode video

Other Factors

How we see things is influenced by more than just languageCultures differ, and this may influence them experiencing things differently

Famous US Sayings

A penny saved is a penny _____________ Better safe than _______________ Better late than _________________ Hard work beats talent when talent

________________________ No news is ________________

Answers

A penny saved is a penny earned Better safe than sorry Better late than never Hard work beats talent when talent

doesn’t work hard No news is good news

Famous International Sayings

What you can do today, don’t put it off ___________________ (Germany)

A bird in the hand is worth ___________________ (England)

A closed mouth ____________________________ (Italy)

A good husband is _________________________ (Japan)

A monkey never thinks ___________________ (Haitain)

Answers

What you can do today, don’t put it off until tomorrow (Germany)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (England)

A closed mouth catches no flies (Italy) A good husband is healthy and absent

(Japan) A monkey never thinks her baby’s ugly

(Haitian)

Sec 3Norms and

Values

Norms

Rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior So engrained in behavior we don’t even

realize it Senegal

Never eat with left hand, considered offensive Zambia

Avoid direct eye contact with opposite sex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ngAu

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Folkways, Mores, and Laws

FolkwaysRules that cover customary ways of

thinkingSleeping on a bed rather than a floordisapproval is low

Mores

Deals with what is right and wrong Conformity is

supported, and are of great moral significance

Taboo Norm so strong, if

violated you will get punished

Videos

Laws

Defined and enforced by officials Consciously created and enforced

Weird Laws

It is illegal for a vehicle without a driver to exceed 60 miles per hour

It is legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

it’s illegal to paint your lawn red.

Answers

California South Carolina Florida Kentucky

Values

Broad ideas about what most people consider desirable

Why important?

Form the basis for norms Involved in most aspects of daily life

Achievement and Success Democracy