Every human society has a culture. Why do you think that culture is so important to groups? What elements of culture make it a necessary part of any human group or society?

Does the media influence our culture, or does the expanding cultural diversity in our society influence the changes we find expressed in the media?

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.

Define and differentiate between culture, subculture, and counterculture. Give an example that
illustrates the difference between these sociological concepts.