Chapter 2

Section 1: the meaning

of culture

 What is the difference between society

and culture: culture consists of material and
non-material products, and society.

 Components of culture: culture is both

earned and shared. A 5spicfic product that
makes culture different. Technology, Symbol,
Language, Values, Norms.

 Technology: it is the tools that cultures use.

 Symbol: anything that use to represents

anything. For example, the eagle is the symbol
of the green club.

 Language: is organization of written or spoken

symbols into communication systems.
 Values: it is the shared beliefs, about good or
bad, right or wrong.

 Norms: it is the shared roles that tells people how to act

in specific situation. There is to kinds of norms folkways and
mores. Folkways are the norms that describe socially
acceptable behaviors and they don’t have great moral
significance attached to them. Mores, on the other hand,
have a great moral significance attached to them. for
example, dishonesty and murder.