Are all shared, respected and expected behaviour that correspond to that particular culture. They are important and are passed on through generations
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What features make up a Culture?
> There are several non material and material aspects to culture such as; faith (religion) beliefs(values) language, dress food and music etc.
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Material Aspects of Culture
Dress, food etc
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Non-Material Aspects of Culture
Language, Beliefs, Religion etc.
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Woodward 2000
Culture of society is based on shared meanings, values and practices.
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Durkheim- Collective Conscience
Shared way of thinking of society.
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Feral Children
(also known as Wild Child) are children who had little to no human contact due to abandonment. They have not been socialised or encultured.
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Feral Children > Oxana Malaya
Oxana M is a feral child raised by dogs, she walked on all fours and barked.
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Feral Children > Genie
Genie was isolated in a dark room by her alcoholic and abusive parents. She was found however, they could not enculture her.
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Social Change
Significant change within society over time in terms of behaviour, beliefs, norms and values.
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Examples of Social Change
> Industrial Revolution, Civil rights movement, Secularisation. Most recent example of Social Change is Gay Marriage 2013 Act which showed movement in terms of respect for homosexuality.
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Secularisation
Religion losing power and influence over time in society
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Wilson
Only 5% of British people go to Church today compared to 50% back in 1950's
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Nature vs Nurture Debate
The importance of biological and environmental factors of development.
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Chamblis 1997 Twin Research
Showed low correlation between genetics and deviant or criminal behaviour between separated from birth twins with criminal records. This suggests that behaviour is learned through the environment.
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Harlow- Monkey Study
Isolation of monkeys caused them to develop abnormalities.
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Cultural Diversity
Existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within society.. For example in Asian Culture it is a norm to eat with chopsticks.
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Culture universals
Common features of all human societies. George Murdock developed a 65 long list of culture universals.
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Ethnocentrism
Seeing one culture as superior to another
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Cultural Relativism
View that culture should be judge by its own standards rather than compared to another culture.
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Subculture
Group within a culture with its own unique norms and values.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Are all shared, respected and expected behaviour that correspond to that particular culture. They are important and are passed on through generations
Back
Norms, values and mores
Card 3
Front
> There are several non material and material aspects to culture such as; faith (religion) beliefs(values) language, dress food and music etc.
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