SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 3
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Culture: systems of ideas, values, beliefs, knowledge, norms, customs, technology . Soup eaten with spoon in america but in japan, they drink the soup. When in rome, do as the romans do . Way of life shared by almost everyone in that particular society. Deli you wait your turn in america but in china you just order and get what you want. Culture and cultural elements. material vs non-material culture. Laptop is a cultural element of college students. Language is one symbol, most complicated and abstract symbol. Language is used to convey complicated thought. Some societies don"t have written language, so they put symbols into songs. Sapir-whorf hypothesis: language dictates how we see the world. language more than a container of the concept. Eskimos have 21 different names for snow and america only have 4. Japan introduces big brother, american just say brother. American: would you like to come to my house japan: house &come .
