SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Culture Shock, Cultural Learning, Social Control
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Culture is the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together shape a person"s way of life. Nonmaterial culture: the ideas created by members of a society. Material culture: the physical things created by members of a society. Culture shock: personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life because of: No way of life is natural to humanity, but most people around the world view their own behaviour in that way. 40 000 years ago, people who looked more or less like us roamed the earth. 000 years ago; changing the natural environment to benefit themselves. State: political entity in a territory with borders. Society: people who interact in a defined territory and share culture. Symbols: anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture. Reality for humans is found in the meaning things carry with them.