SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 7Chapter 3: Culture continued...NormsI. Rules & expectations by which society guides the behavior of it's members TypesII Proscriptive Norms a. Should nots, Prohibited (i.e. sex w/multiple partners) III. Prescriptive Norms a. Should, prescribed like medicine (i.e. exercise)Characteristics of NormsIV. Often are socially constructedV. We often take them for granted or do not pay attention to themSocial ControlVI. the various means by which members of society encourage conformity to normsGuilt: A means of social controlVII. a negative judgment we make about ourselvesShaming: another social control tacticVIII. Shame is the painful sense that others disapprove of our actions (i.e. political sex scandals)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Culture as a ConstraintIX. we only know the world in terms of our own cultureCulture as a freedomX. Culture is changing and offering a variety of opportunities (i.e. same sex marriage)Cultural TransmissionXI. process by which one generation passes culture to the nextCulture Changes 3 WaysXII. creating new cultural elements (i.e. telephone/airplane)XIII. Discover: recognizing & better understanding of something already in existence(i.e. cellphones)XIV. Diffusion: spread of cultural traits from one society to another (i.e. piercing ears)Chapter 4: SocietyXV. Societya. people who interact in a defined territory & share cultureXVI. Visions of Societya. Perspectives :a.i. Gerhard Lenski: technologya.ii. Karl Marx: conflict moves societya.iii. Mark Weber: power of ideas/post modern societya.iv. Emile Durkheim: specialization of
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