SOC 1100 Lecture 3: Soc Chapter 3

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Culture: the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together she a people"s way of life. Nonmaterial culture: the ideas created by members of 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: immigration, visits to a new country, move between social environments. No way of life is natural to humanity, but most people around the world view their own behaviour in that way. Culture and human intelligence: 40,000 years ago people who looked more or less like us roamed the earth, civilization emerged 12,000 years ago; changing the natural environment to bene t themselves. State: political entity in a territory with borders. Society: people who interact in de ned territory and share culture: experts document 7000 languages. Language: a system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another.