Understanding Culture: Definitions and Concepts, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

Download Understanding Culture: Definitions and Concepts and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Epistemology DEFINITION 1 concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge and its limitations TERM 2 Culture-Edward B. Taylor DEFINITION 2 complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society TERM 3 Culture- Flagg DEFINITION 3 The unexplainable often unconscious combination of values, rituals, and everyday social practices that help humans to distinguish one major social group from another. TERM 4 Sub-culture DEFINITION 4 - a culture with in a culture. A unexplainable often unconscious combinations of values, rituals, and every day social practices that help members of a culture to distinguish between smaller social groups with in the larger culture. TERM 5 Culture is socially constructed DEFINITION 5 made and remade by the members of society TERM 6 Culture is fluid DEFINITION 6 culture does not remain the same TERM 7 tangibles cultures are DEFINITION 7 public rituals, spoken language and religion practices. TERM 8 intangible cultures are DEFINITION 8 superstitions, language tone and religious belief TERM 9 Our culture is also reflected in DEFINITION 9 Things that make you laugh Things that you celebrate Our political view Religious views Nationality, marriage, law, history, religion. ITS ALL SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED TERM 10 Cultural Ethnocentrism: DEFINITION 10 the belief that ones own culture and or ways of being is superior to other cultures. This is a one size fit all model of the world. Western culture believe in visual over our senses I believe it when I see it