1 . Compare and contrast formal and informal norms. Provide an example of each.

2. Describe one norm that you encounter in your own life and discuss what sanctions may be used for obedience or violations of this norm.

3. Why do you think different groups have different cultures? Provide an example of something that differs between two cultures.

4. Do you think language is an important part of culture? Why or why not?

5. Which do you think makes people more likely to follow the norms of society: rewards or punishments? Why?

1 What is culture?  Provide examples.

2 Explain material versus non-material culture?  Provide examples.

3 What are subcultures and countercultures?  Provide examples.

4 Provide an example of a subculture to which you belong, and share the larger culture to which it would fall under.

Discuss the issue of the “Americanization” of Canadian values. Give an example of something
that differentiates Canadian from American culture.

Discuss the issue of the “Americanization” of Canadian values. Give an example of something
that differentiates Canadian from American culture