a descriptive thought that a

Belief
person holds about something

explanations that attribute complex

biological determinism social phenomena to physical
characteristics

cultural patterns that strongly oppose those

Counter Culture widely accepted within a society (eq.
Hipsters, people who live in wilderness,

a conflict between groups with different ideals,

beliefs, and philosophies. (From Values non-material
Culture war culture) eq. Those who believe on abortion and
those who are against it

a particular form of a language that is

Dialect peculiar to a specific region or social
group. (Language)

the values, norms, and practices of the group within society that

dominant culture
is most powerful (in terms of wealth, prestige, status, influence,
etc.) Western, European, Christian, Heterosexual, Capitalism,
Individuality-Civil liberties; Dominant group

Developed Symbolic Interactionism. Believed

development of individual was a social process as
George Herbert Mead were the meanings individuals assigned to things;
symbols and socialization

cultural guidelines that group members

ideal culture claim to accept; what we teach (eq.
Equality)

our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we

combine them to communicate meaning
language (Spoken(sound), Written(image) or
Nonverbal(Gesture))

tangible, physical items produced and used by

members of a specific culture group and reflective of
material culture their traditions, lifestyles, and technologies (eq.
Wedding dress)
 Human creations, such as values, norms, knowledge,
non-material culture systems of government, language, and so on, that
are not embodied in physical objects

rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of

Norms
its members; what we do! Folkways - (respect or attitude like
Being loud in Church, burping or farting) and Mores (Like it is a
Law, like cheating or having sex with prof to get high grades)

the norms and values that people

real culture actually follow; what we actually do (eq.
Racism, discrimination)

the process of mentally assuming the

Role taking perspective of another and responding
from that imagined viewpoint

Environment and culture shape

Sociological Determinism
us

language influences how we see the

spir-whorf hypothesis world; linguistic relativity theory

A group of people with shared value systems based

on common life experiences and situations (Social
Subculture class, Ethnicity, Religion, Gamers, Gender, black lives
matters)

Shared judgement for what is Right or

Values (non-material culture) wrong, good or bad (eq. Old people
standing, you give up seat for him/her)