SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ethnocentrism, Culture Shock, Xenocentrism

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1
• Professor: Chambers

Document Summary

Subculture: segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores, folkways, and values that differs from larger society. it"s a culture within the dominant culture they differ from, but don"t oppose, the dominant group. A segment of society faces problems or privileges unique to its position. Members are excluded from conventional society and are forced to develop other ways of living. Functionalists see subcultures as variations of particular social environments, and as evidence that difference can exist within a common culture. Conflict theorists say that variation reflects inequality in social arrangements and that subcultures emerge where dominant society has unsuccessfully tried to suppress a practice. Counterculture: a subculture which deliberately opposes certain aspects of the larger culture tend to be drop outs of social institutions, or people who don"t have much invested in society. Culture shock: feeling of disorientation, uncertainty, and fearfulness, that one feels when in an unfamiliar culture.