CULTURE CH 3 Sociology Basis of Culture Culture

CULTURE CH. 3 Sociology

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=9 pyvt. Czx. QD k

Bulls � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9 a. M_300 q. X 4

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 behavior �Believe that behaviors that help the most are biologically transferred

Section 2

Symbols, Language, Culture � Cultural Transmission �The creation and transmission of culture

Symbols � Things that stand for or represent something else �Snapping in Brazil

Language and Culture � Language allows us to create culture �With language, humans can pass ideas, experiences, and knowledge to others

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis � Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity �Our perception of the world depends on our language we learned �Since languages differ, so do perceptions http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-_x. UIDRxdmc

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-toiletmarking-101 -years-since-thomas-crappers-death/

Toilet Videos � � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tp. K 86 Oqq. R Oc Ode to the Commode video

Other Factors � How we see things is influenced by more than just language �Cultures 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 3 Norms and Values

Norms � Rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior � So � engrained in behavior we don’t even realize it Senegal � Never � Zambia � Avoid � eat with left hand, considered offensive direct eye contact with opposite sex http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 ng. Au. In. K 7 S A

Folkways, Mores, and Laws Folkways Rules that cover customary ways of thinking Sleeping on a bed rather than a floor disapproval 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.