SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cultural Learning, Cultural Lag, Ethnocentrism

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

Document Summary

Culture is shared by members of a society. Culture shapes how we act, think, and feel. Although several species display a limited capability for culture, only human beings rely on culture for survival. As the human brain evolves, culture replaced biological instincts as our. Culture is a product of evolution. species" primary strategy for survival. We experience culture shock when we enter an unfamiliar culture and are not able to (cid:498)read(cid:499) meaning in our new surrounding. We create culture shock for others when together form a people"s way of life. we act in ways they do not understand. Culture: the way of thinking, the way of acting, and the material objects that. Nonmaterial culture: the ideas created by members of a society. Material culture: the physical things created by members of a society. Cultural shock: personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. Culture relies on symbols in the form of words, gestures, and actions to express meanings.