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Soc. 001 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I. Cultural definitionII. Five Constitutes of CultureIII. Chapter 7 Reading AssignmentOutline of Current Lecture IV. ClickersV. Complexity of CultureVI. Material cultureVII. Nonmaterial cultureCurrent Lecture- Clicker Question 1: When we say “our culture is complex,” we mean our culture…o Has a lot going ono Foundational culture definition: determines how we see the world- Cultures are complexo Notecard activity:o Everyone has different talents, hobbies and skillso More that is not in common between people than what is in commono Our culture is made by peopleo Therefore, our culture is made up of a lot of complex things- Culture-definition, exampleso Society: a bunch of people Society does not mean cultureo Culture: distinctive ways of lifeo Two main components of culture: Material culture Nonmaterial culture **Nonmaterial culture dictates material culture- Material Culture: physical things made by people (artifacts)o Toothbrusho Sockso Shoeso Coffee makero Razoro iPhoneo CATA bussesThese 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.o Even something like a walking stick that fell from a tree; once it is picked up by a person and is held by someone becomes material culture- Nonmaterial Culture: intangible stuffo Symbols  Handicapped symbol Feminist American flag Cycling  Skeletons/Pirates/Poison  Colors (aka pink = feminism, red = danger/stop)o Language o Norms: socially accepted rules on what to do and what not to do Do not wear white shoes after Labor Day Wear underwear on the inside of your pants Speed limits Folkways: Casual Norms- Don’t talk with your mouth full- Wear underwear on the inside of your pants Mores: important rules- Don’t kill people - Do not commit adultery  Taboos: even the thought of violating these rules makes people uneasy- Do not eat dead people/do not eat human flesh (cannibalism)- Do not sleep with your mother- Don’t wear red to the OSU football game (PSU specific)o Valueso Beliefs- Clicker Question 2: Culture is made up of material and nonmaterial elements- Ways to group cultural practices within a cultureo Culture Mainstream: everyone does, thinks and knows ito Subculture: ways of living that differ form the larger culture Pittsburgh sandwich with fries inside of it Ex: “Code of the Street”o Counterculture: ways of living that set them apart from society that are in opposition to the dominant culture and are perceived as threatening Ex: “street” familieso Idioculture: small groups, which do not have enormous amounts of individuals within them Share specific knowledge, beliefs, behaviors and customs that set them apart from the rest Ex: Little League baseball team- The code of the


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