SOC 1305 Chapter 2: Culture and Socialization

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1305
• Professor: Matthew Anderson

Document Summary

Culture affects the basic attitudes, values, and behaviors we learn as a child through socialization. Can even affect a child""s personality the individual characteristics, attitudes, needs, and behaviors that set one person apart from another. Culture totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior: all objects and ideas within a society. Culture industry worldwide and standardizes the goods and services demanded by customers. Ethnocentrism tendency to assume that one"s own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. Conflict theorists view serves to devalue groups and to deny equal opportunities. Functionalist view creates a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride. Cultural relativism evaluation of a people"s behavior from the perspective of their own cultures: places a priority on understanding other cultures rather than dismissing them. Stresses that different social contexts give rise to different norms and values.