Unit 2 CULTURAL DIVERSITY Terms Material Culture Nonmaterial

Unit 2 CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Terms Material Culture Nonmaterial Culture Symbols Language Values Norms (folkways & mores) Cultural Traits Cultural Complexes Cultural Patterns

Material Culture Physical objects that people create and use.

Nonmaterial Culture Abstract human creations form a group’s nonmaterial culture.

Symbols Anything that represents something else Symbols have a shared meaning attached to them. (use of symbols very basis of human culture)

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Language Organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system.

Values Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable.

Norms Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. (expectations for behavior, not actual behavior) Folkways: no moral significance Mores: carry a moral significance

Folkways Norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great moral significance attached to them. Common customs of everyday life.

Mores (MAWR-ayz) Have great moral significance Violation of mores endangers society’s well being and stability. (Laws help to protect us from violating mores)

Culture Trait An individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need.

Culture Complexes Individual culture traits combine to form culture complexes.

Cultural Patterns Cultural complexes combine to form cultural patterns.