SOCIOLOGY NOTES FEB 10 CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL Material culture: All human made artifacts we can see or touch Nonmaterial culture: thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, Attitudes Values: shared judgments about right of wrong Beliefs: ideas we hold about life, about where we fit in, about the way society works Ideal culture: how things ?should? be Real culture: the way things are actually done NORMS: rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system NORMS Rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system Examples: brush your teeth, finish high school, do not murder Include: Folkways Mores Laws Taboos FOLKWAYS Customs or desirable behaviors Examples: cheating on a spouse LAWS
CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL
SOCIOLOGY NOTES FEB 10 CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL Material culture: All human made artifacts we can see or touch Nonmaterial culture: thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, Attitudes Values: shared judgments about right of wrong Beliefs: ideas we hold about life, about where we fit in, about the way society works Ideal culture: how things ?should? be Real culture: the way things are actually done NORMS: rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system NORMS Rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system Examples: brush your teeth, finish high school, do not murder Include: Folkways Mores Laws Taboos FOLKWAYS Customs or desirable behaviors Examples: cheating on a spouse LAWS
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