Cultural Norms and Social Groups

Behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics of a particular social, ethnic, or age group

• government

• economy

• culture

Language is not considered a component of culture.

• True

• False

Groups that go directly against the main culture are known as _____________________.

• subcultures

• counter cultures

• cultural variations

All the physical objects, or artifacts, that people make and attach meaning to

• material culture

• nonmaterial culture

• mores

• social markers

A cultural universal is:

• An object or a belonging of a group

• A pattern or trait common to all societies

• The ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a particular society.

• A written document outlining appropriate behavior.

Culture is a set concept, therefore, there is a set number of cultures in our world today:

• True

• False

NOT judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal

• Ethnocentrism

• Racism

• Cultural Assimilation

• Cultural Relativism

Imagine you're working at a global company. Avery, Charlotte, and Luna are part of a team from a specific region. They have their own unique way of communicating, values, knowledge, and symbols that set them apart from the company's main culture. What would you call this phenomenon?

• Subculture

• Symbol

• Counterculture

• Dominant culture

Imagine Arjun, Priya, and Mason are exploring different cultures around the globe. They come across norms that people from various countries consider vital to their well-being and their most cherished values. What are these norms called?

• mores

• laws

• values

• symbols

Norms that are enacted as formal rules by a political body and enforced by the power of the state.

• laws

• material culture

• norms

• subculture