Units 1 & 2 Vocab List

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Culture

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The social behavior and norms found in human societies.

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Material Culture

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Physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture.

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Normative Culture

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The norms, values, and rules that a society uses to guide the behavior of its members.

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Cognitive Culture

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The mental and symbolic representations of reality, including beliefs and knowledge.

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Symbolic Culture

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The ideas, beliefs, values, and norms that shape a society.

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Sanctions

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Penalties or rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.

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Mores

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Norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance.

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Folkways

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Norms for routine or casual interaction.

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Laws

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Formal norms that are enforced by the state.

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Taboos

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Prohibitions against behaviors that are considered extremely offensive and unmentionable.