SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Linguistic Determinism, Cultural Relativism, Cultural Lag
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Culture: a complex collection of values,beliefs, behaviours, and material objects shared by a group and passed on from one generation to the next. Cultural lag: ogburn"s concept describing how technology often outpaces society"s ability to adjust to it. Counterculture: a type of subculture that strongly opposes the widely held cultural patterns of the larger population. Cultural adaptation: the process by which environmental pressures are addressed through changes in practice, tradition, and behaviours. Cultural relativism: appreciation that all cultures have their own mores,norms, and customs and should be evaluated and understood on their own terms. Rather than according to one"s own cultural standards. Cultural universals: common cultural features found in all societies. Culture shock: the feelings of disorientation, alienation, depression, and loneliness experienced when entering a culture very different from one"s own. Diffusion: occurs when cultural items or practices are transmitted from one group to another.
