SA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Lag, Sept

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150

Document Summary

Material culture - ie. cars, tools -> tangible items. Defines our way of life as natural, normal, best way of life. Culture lag - when cultural elements move at different rates (ex. weed) sa150 week 3 sept. 20 (ya-kub) Large number of people who reside within a well defined territory who share a culture culture. Refers to ways of thinking, acting, behaviours, beliefs, traditions + objects/materials (form peoples ways of life. Real and ideal culture language = cultural universal allows for cultural transmission. Norms - values and beliefs (universal, ways of social control, societies ways to regulate) Material + non material develop at different rates. Folkways - norms that little concern but get some type of response (laughter, dirty looks) Mores - norms that have big concern, get you kicked out (shame) ex. monogamy, toplessness, Laws - norms that are codified, the most serious norms, (imprisonment, fines) ex. drunk driving, assault, plagiarism.