| A. a framework of thought that views
human behavior as the result of natural selection and considers biological
characteristics to be the fundamental cause of human behavior
B. a group whose values, beliefs, and related behaviors
place its members in opposition to the broader culture
C. a group's ways of thinking (including its beliefs,
values, and other assumptions about the world) and doing (its common patterns
of behavior, including language and other forms of <->interaction)
D. a norm so strong that it brings revulsion if
violated
E. a reward given for following norms, ranging
from a smile to a prize
F. a series of interrelated values that together
form a larger whole
G. a society made up of many different groups
H. a system of symbols that can be combined in
an infinite number of ways and can represent not only objects but also
abstract thought
I. a value, norm, or other cultural trait that
is found in every group
J. an expression of disapproval for breaking a
norm, ranging from a mild, informal reaction such as a frown to a formal
prison sentence or an execution
K. an object that is created or modified for a
specific purpose
L. another term for nonmaterial culture
M. Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf's hypothesis
that language creates ways of thinking and perceiving
N. encounter between people from different cultures,
or coming in contact with some parts of a different culture
O. expressions of approval or disapproval given
to people for upholding or violating norms
P. in its narrow sense, tools; its broader sense
includes the skills or procedures necessary to make and use those tools
Q. learned, shared behavior among animals
R. norms that are not strictly enforced
S. norms that are strictly enforced because they
are thought essential to core values
T. something to which people attach meanings and
then use to communicate with others
U. the disorientation that people experience when
they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no
longer depend on their taken-for-granted assumptions about life
V. the emerging technologies of an era that have
a significant impact on social life
W. the expectations, or rules of behavior, that
develop out of values
X. the ideal values and norms of a people, the
goals held out for them
Y. the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors,
and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next
Z. the material objects that distinguish a group
of people, such as their art, buildings, weapons, utensils, machines, hairstyles,
clothing, and jewelry
AA. the norms and values that people actually follow
BB. the process by which cultures become similar
to one another, and especially by which Western industrial culture is imported
and diffused into developing nations
CC. the spread of cultural characteristics from
one group to another
DD. the standards by which people define what is
desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly
EE. the use of one's own culture as a yardstick
for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading
to a negative evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors
FF. the values and related behaviors of a group
that distinguish its members from the larger culture; a world within a
world
GG. the view (opposed to technological determinism)
that culture (people's values and special interests) shapes the use and
development of technology
HH. the view that technology determines culture,
that technology takes on a life of its own and forces human behavior to
follow
II. the ways in which people use their bodies to
communicate with one another
JJ. understanding a people from the framework of
its own culture
KK. values that contradict one another; to follow
the one means to come into conflict with the other
LL.William Ogburn's term for a situation in which
nonmaterial culture lags behind changes in the material culture
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