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Cultural Diversity and Conformity Guided Reading

Section 1

READING THE SECTION

DIRECTIONS Read each description below. In the space provided, write
the letter of the term that matches each description.

_____ 1. written rules of conduct enacted and a. culture

enforced by the government
b. folkways
_____ 2. all the shared products of human groups
c. laws
_____ 3. norms that describe socially acceptable
behavior but do not have great moral d. norms
significance attached to them
e. values
_____ 4. shared rules of conduct that tell people how
to act in specific situations

_____ 5. shared beliefs about what is good or bad,

right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

DIRECTIONS Answer the questions on the lines provided.

6. How do material culture and nonmaterial culture differ?

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7. How do sociologists distinguish between society and culture?

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8. What are some examples of mores?

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Section 1 continued Guided Reading

POST-READING QUICK CHECK

DIRECTIONS Look at each set of four terms. On the line provided, write
the letter of the term that does not relate to the others.

_____ 9. a. Be honest. _____ 11. a. clothing

b. Do your homework. b. rules
c. Do not allow the American c. computers
flag to touch the ground. d. automobiles
d. Do not jostle people in line.
_____ 12. a. Be kind to others.
_____ 10. a. beliefs b. Remove your hat when
b. language inside a building.
c. political systems c. Do not commit murder.
d. buildings d. Do not ask a woman her
age.

DIRECTIONS Use vocabulary terms to write a summary of what you

learned in the section.

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