Which of the following is are a cultural universal According to Murdock quizlet?

Scheduled maintenance: Saturday, December 10 from 10PM to 11PM PST

Home

Subjects

Expert solutions

Create

Log in

Sign up

Upgrade to remove ads

Only ₩37,125/year

  • Flashcards

  • Learn

  • Test

  • Match

  • Flashcards

  • Learn

  • Test

  • Match

Terms in this set (28)

Counterculture

Group that rejects the values, norms, and practices of the larger society and replaces them with a new set of cultural patterns

cultural universal

common features that are found in all human cultures

Ethnocentrism

tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups

Law

Written rules of conduct that are enacted and enforced by the government

material culture

physical objects created by human groups

non-material culture

abstract human creations, such as language, ideas, beliefs, rules, and family patterns

Society

group of mutually interdependent people who have organized ways as to share a common culture and have a feeling of unity

Symbol

Anything that stands for something else and has a shared meaning attached to it.

cultural relativism

belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards

Culture

Shared products of human groups. These priducts include both physical objects and the beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by the group

Folkways

norms that do not have great motal significance attached to them- the common customs of everyday life.

Language

Organization of written and spoken symbols into a standardized system

Mores

norms that have great moral significance attatched to them

subculture

group with its own uniqye calues, norms, and behaviors that exists within a larger culture

Values

Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

Napoleon Chagnon

Studied the Yanomanö people and called them "fierce" people

margaret mead

Conducted a now classic study of cultural variation. Her purpose in tge study was to determine whether differences in basic temperament the fundamental emotional disposition of a person- result mainly from inherited charecteristics or from cultural infuences.

Examined the Arapesh and the Mundugamor

Marvin Harris

Explored the religous prohibition in India against killing cows even wgen food shortages exist

He suggested that the prohibition was related to the development of Indian agriculture

George Murdock

Found that although survival may dictate the need for cultural universals, the specific, nature of these traits can vary widely

Examples of subcultures

- Preppy
- LGBT Culture
- Folkies
- Emo
- Gamers
- Furry Fandom
- Hackers
- Casuals
- Cosplayers

Example of Countercultures

- The cyberpunk movement
- Anarchists
- Organized crime families
- The hippie movement

Know the 5 Basic components of culture

1. Tecgnology
2. Symbols
3. Language
4. Values.
5. Norms.

Name 5 cultural universals identified By Grorge Murdock. Do not use "family"

1. Cooking
2. Dancing
3. Gift Giving
4. Music
5. Sports

What did the 1940s anthropologist George Murdock argue is the same purpose for families in all cultures?

That family ebsures that new memvers wull be added to society and cared for until old enough to fend for themselves

Why is it that extreme ethnocentrism can cause a culture to stagnate.

Because by limiting the pool of acceptable members, groups and societies run the risk of evaluating new influences that might ptove beneficial

There are 3 features that distinguish destructive cults from groups that are slightly out of the norm, identify and explain one of those features

The presece of an authoritarian leader.

An authoritarian leader is when a leader has full control over tge group, leavibg low autonomy. The leader decides what goals are to be achieved. The leader acts like a Dictator.

Describe the environmental factors that might account for the differences between the Arapesh culture and the Munfogumor culture

The arapesh lived in the mountains and did not have an abundance of food available to them, so they had to be nice and work together. And the Mundugumor had an abundance of food, so they did not need to cooperate and could afford to be mean to eachother.

Identify 2 factors that are believed to make someone more susceptible to joining a cult

1. A desire to Belong
2. A lack of self confidence

Other sets by this creator

Sociology Chapter 5

14 terms

Kris--

CJ Chapter 4 Questions

9 terms

Kris--

sociol

18 terms

Kris--

English Chapter 15 Vocab

10 terms

Kris--

Verified questions

algebra

Growth time. A man with $\$20,000$ to invest decides to diversify his investments by placing $\$10,000$ in an account that earns $7.2\%$ compounded continuously and $\$10,000$ in an account that earns $8.4\%$ compounded annually. Use graphical approximation methods to determine how long it will take for his total investment in the two accounts to grow to $\$35,000$.

Verified answer

question

Answer this question to help you recall what you have read. If you cannot answer a question, read the related section again. List three optional deductions that might be taken from a worker’s pay.

Verified answer

finance

Natalie is busy establishing both divisions of her business (cookie classes and mixer sales) and completing her business degree. Her goals for the next 11 months are to sell one mixer per month and to give two to three classes per week. Natalie has decided to use a periodic inventory system and now must choose a cost flow assumption for her mixer inventory.

Verified answer

algebra

Round each amo unt to the nearest cent, dime, and dollar. Write zeros when necessary to hold the places. $$ \begin{array}{lccc} & \textbf{Cent} & \textbf{Dime} &\textbf{Dollar}\\ \$404.929 & \underline{\qquad \qquad} & \underline{\qquad \qquad} & \underline{\qquad \qquad}\\ \end{array} $$

Verified answer

Recommended textbook solutions

Which of the following is are a cultural universal According to Murdock quizlet?

Human Resource Management

15th EditionJohn David Jackson, Patricia Meglich, Robert Mathis, Sean Valentine

249 solutions

Which of the following is are a cultural universal According to Murdock quizlet?

Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measurable Organizational Value

5th EditionJack T. Marchewka

346 solutions

Which of the following is are a cultural universal According to Murdock quizlet?

Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences

8th EditionSoo Tan

6,275 solutions

Which of the following is are a cultural universal According to Murdock quizlet?

Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measurable Organizational Value

5th EditionJack T. Marchewka

346 solutions

Other Quizlet sets

bio

35 terms

yosse17

Religion Exam

239 terms

KaitlynKramer28

History of the 19th amendment quiz

34 terms

dancerman321Plus

Health & Science: Midterm Exam Study Guide

48 terms

alexius_wlodarski

Which of the following is are a cultural universal According to Murdock?

Humor seems to be a universal way to release tensions and create a sense of unity among people (Murdock 1949). Other examples of cultural universals are family, gender roles, an incest taboo, belief in the supernatural, marriage, art, dance, and music.

What are 3 cultural universals?

These features, common to all cultures, are called cultural universals . In this section, you will learn about three important cultural universals: social institutions, creative expressions, and technology.

What are 5 cultural universals?

Examples of elements that may be considered cultural universals are gender roles, the incest taboo, religious and healing ritual, mythology, marriage, language, art, dance, music, cooking, games, jokes, sports, birth and death because they involve some sort of ritual ceremonies accompanying them, etc.

What are the 7 cultural universals?

There are 10 basic elements of every culture: geography, language, family, FCTS (food, clothing, transport, shelter), economics, education, politics, technology, VBR (values, beliefs, rituals), and cultural expression.