Culture and Socialization

Why do sociologist liek to use an iceberg to visualized our understanding of culture?

• The study of culture is cold and hard.

• Theri are parts of an iceberg that are out of our awareness

• Icebergs are melting, just like culture is being diluted

• I is the best way to understand concepts such as status and mobility.

The quality of mind (way of thinking) that allows sociologists to imagine the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social forces.

• Definition of Sociology

• The concept of sociological imagination

• The process of social construction of reality (norms)

The sociological idea that society and people go through a process (steps) that create and maintain norms and behaviors.

• Definition of Sociology

• The concept of sociological imagination

• The process of social construction of reality (norms)

Waht is the goal for sociologist who are studying culture? (This relates to our iceberg analogy)

• To bring aspects of culture unknown to use into our awareness,

• To ensure that we understand and agree with all aspects of cutlure.

• To undertand those people who live outside of the US

• To undertand that socity is stratified by race and social class.

What type of culture consists of items that you can taste, touch and feel?

• non-material culture

• material culture.

What type of culture consists of the non-physical products of society, including symbols, values and beliefs?

• non-material culture

• material culture.

The entire way of life of a group of eople that acts as a lense though which one views the world. This is passed from one getneration t the next through our socialization.

• institutions

• education

• culture

Rules and expecations for proper behavior

• norms

• sanctions

Punishments or rewards for following the norms and expectations.

• norms

• sanctions

When we look at a cultural practice as "gross" or "wrong" we are judging a culture by our own standards. Sociologists use what term for this way of thinking?

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism