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SOC5025Advanced General
Sociology
Cultureby
Dave Smith
Review
• The muddiest point in the readings.
• Time limit: 1 minute• On your mark
• Get set• Go!
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Overview: Chapter 2Culture
• What is culture?• Two aspects of culture: material & non-
material• Responses to Culture: Shock & Relativity• 6 Elements of Culture• Sub-culture• Counter-culture
What is Culture?• Culture is the language, beliefs,
values, norms, behaviors, and even material
objects that are passed from one generation to the
next. (Henslin, 2007)
I believe in evolution and trust scientists on
global warming.
(John Huntsman, Republican Presidential candidate,
2011-08-18)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
(Declaration of Independence)
Norms
Behaviors
Objects
Material & Non-Material Culture
Language as symbol & gesture
What is a belief?
What is a value?
What is a Social Norm?
What are social mores?
What are social mores?
What is a Taboo?
What is Subculture?
What is counter-culture?
30 Second SummarySupply the example
• 2 Aspects of Culture
• 6 Elements of Culture
• Subculture
• Counterculture
What is DBPPT• DBPPT is the acronym for death by PowerPoint.• Microsoft is to blame for this contemporary
malady which is often experienced in corporate boardrooms, annual meetings of professional societies, and university classrooms.
• This condition is usually not fatal, but if you experience numbness in the posterior and frontal lobes, it is suggested that you proceed to the infirmary or closest saloon for medication that can relieve the symptoms.
• At the present, there is no known cure, except to begin the student activity as quickly as possible.
ACTIVITY: Scavenger Hunt Antithetical Social Norms
Materials needed:• Instructions• Data sheet• Two hats• Labels and markers• Computer or
Smartphone w/ web access
• 25 Minutes
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