SOCI 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cultural Relativism, Sociobiology, Eurocentrism
Document Summary
Culture refers to the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a people"s way of life. Nonmaterial culture refers to the ideas created by members of a society. Material culture refers to the physical things created by members of a society. Culture shock is the personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. No way of life is natural to humanity, even though most people around the world view their. Only humans rely on culture rather than on instinct to create a way of life and to ensure own behavior in that way. survival (harris, 1987). 3 million years ago, our distant human ancestors climbed down from the trees of central. Walking upright, they learned the advantages of hunting in groups and made use of. Africa to move about in the tall grasses. fire, tools, and weapons; they built simple shelters and fashioned basic clothing.
