SOC 1100 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Culture

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

Document Summary

The ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together shape a people s way of life. Nonmaterial culture: the ideas created by members of a society. Material culture: the physical things created by members of a society, value. Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life because of: No way of life is natural to humanity, but most people around the world view their own behaviour in that way. 40 000 years ago people who looked more or less like us roamed the earth. Civilization emerged 12 000 years ago; changing the natural environment to benefit themselves. State: political entity in a territory with borders. Society: people who interact in a defined territory and share culture. Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture. Reality for humans is found in the meaning things carry with them.