Culture

Culture
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The social behavior and norms found in human

societies
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Society
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The aggregate of people living together in a more

or less ordered community
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Subculture
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Groups of people within a culture that distinguish

themselves from the primary culture to which they
belong
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Microculture
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The specialised subgroups, marked with their own

languages, ethos and rule expectations, that
permeate differentiated industrial societies
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Counterculture
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A way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at

variance with the prevailing social norm
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Culture Lag
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The notion that culture takes time to catch up with

technological innovations, and that social problems
and conflicts are caused by this lag
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Material Culture
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The physical items one associates with a given

cultural group
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Symbolic Culture
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The nonmaterial culture that represents a group of

people; Expressed through ideas and concepts
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Multiculturalism
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Communities or societies containing multiple

cultures
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Culture Shock
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The feeling of disorientation experienced by

someone who is suddenly subjected to an
unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes
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Cultural Diffusion
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The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities

from one group to another
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Cultural Assimilation
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The process by which a person's or group's culture

come to resemble those of another group
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Cultural Transmission
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The way a group of people or animals within a

society or culture tend to learn and pass on
information
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Socialization
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The process of developing, inheriting, and

spreading norms, customs, and beliefs
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Primary Socialization
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Occurs during childhood when we initially learn

acceptable actions and attitudes in our society,
primarily through observation of our parents and
other adults
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Secondary Socialization
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The process of learning appropriate behavior

within smaller sections of the larger society
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Anticipatory Socialization
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The processes by which a person prepares for

future changes in occupations, living situations or
relationships
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Resocialization
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The process by which one discards old behaviors

in favor of new ones to make a life change