Sociology - Culture

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Culture

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The values, beliefs and material objects that form a people's way of life

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Material Culture

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Physical things created by members of a society

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Non Material Culture

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The ideas created by members of a society

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Culture Shock

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Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life

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Value

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Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful and that serve as a broad guideline for living

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Belief

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a statement about reality that people accept as true and are based upon observation, tradition, logic, the opinions of others or faith

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Norms

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Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members

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Folkway

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Norms for routine or casual behavior

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Ideal Norms

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How we should behave, often lofty, impractical and demanding

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Mores

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Norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance. The difference between right and wrong.