SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: George Murdock, Social Inequality, Ethnocentrism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Jessica Braimoh

Document Summary

Complex collection of values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects shared by a group passed on from one generation to the next. Dq: why has this happened in relation to indigenous languages in. Culture (e. g. , language) influences how we see the world (sapir whorf hypothesis) Tangible artifacts and physical objects found in a given culture (e. g. , tools and technology, clothing, eating utensils, and means of transportation) Intangible and abstract components of a society , including values, norms, symbols, and language. Sanction: a penalty for norm violation or a reward for norm adherence. Folkways: informal norms that suggest customary ways of behaviors. Mores: norms that carry out a strong sense of social importance. Taboo: prohibition on actions deemed immoral or disgusting. Cultural universals: common cultural features found in all societies. Cultures are the products of their own histories and contexts. One can be simultaneously a cultural insider an a cultural outsider. Tendency to view ones own culture as superior to others.