Culture and Subculture Test

Define Culture:

• The combination of material and non-material items that come together to form a meaningful way of life
• All the objects that can be touched, seen, tasted, heard, and have a common understanding in a society
• All symbols, ideas, and behaviors that are commonly understood in a society

Define Non-Material Culture:

• All the objects that can be touched, seen, tasted, heard, and have a common understanding in a society
• The combination of material and non-material items that come together to form a meaningful way of life
• All symbols, ideas, and behaviors that are commonly understood in a society

Define Material Culture:

• The combination of material and non-material items that come together to form a meaningful way of life
• All the objects that can be touched, seen, tasted, heard, and have a common understanding in a society
• All symbols, ideas, and behaviors that are commonly understood in a society

Define Folkway:

• Informal rule; social norms
• Official, stated, and written rules
• Never okay, never talked about

Define Mores:

• Official, stated, and written rules
• Informal rule; social norms
• Never okay, never talked about

Define Taboos:

• Official, stated, and written rules
• Never okay, never talked about
• Informal rule; social norms

Define Subculture:

• Set apart from the mainstream, distinct characteristics but shares mainstream traits
• Actively rejects mainstream, develops own rules, and can initiate change

Define Counterculture:

• Set apart from the mainstream, distinct characteristics but shares mainstream traits
• Actively rejects mainstream, develops own rules, and can initiate change

Define Ethnocentrism:

• Surprise and confusion of another culture's practices
• Traditional practices done by many in a culture
• One's own culture is considered "natural" and others will be "weird"

Material Object