1. How does Culture influence society?
Norms & Values
How does Culture influence society?

2. Norms What are the three types of Norms?
Norms are rules that define behavior. They are ways of behaving in specific situations.
Examples: Being in a public library, the way we act at a religious ceremony, the way we act meeting a potential mate’s family cE

3. Sociologist, William Graham, stated that anything can be considered appropriate when norms approve of it.
Marrying your daughter off at thirteen?
Burping at the table?
Cleaning your plate?
Cutting in line?
Skinny dipping?
Public cremation of a dead person
Human or animal sacrifice

4. 3 Factors that cause change in Social Norms
Invention:
The creation of new cultural elements
Discovery:
The better understanding of something already known
Diffusion:
The spread of cultural elements from one culture to another.

5. Three Basic types of norms.
Folkways:
Ways of thinking,
Feeling and behaving without moral overtones
Mores:
Norms with great moral significance and are vital to the well being of society.
Laws:
Norms that are formally defined and enforced by officials

6. Examples of Folkways: Sleeping on mattress Sitting in a chair in class
Not talking during the pledge
Wearing your sex “prescribed” clothes
Waiting in a line
Picking up after yourself

7. Mores relate to morals: conduct related to right and wrong
Mores relate to morals: conduct related to right and wrong. Violating these brings social judgement. Examples below:
Able body men should work
Women should veil themselves and talk to male family members only
Adolescent boys can play basketball shirtless but girls can’t
Not paying attention to the National Anthem
Killing of Cows (Taboo)
Sexual behaviors (Taboo)
Taboo is a norm so strong usually demands punishment by the group

8. Laws are consciously created and enforced, but mores and folkways are not
Mores are sources for laws
Example: In the 1980’s, people began to reject the idea of people smoking in public. However today, most places have laws against it.

9. Sanctions
People do not automatically conform to norms. Norms must be learned and accepted.
Therefore, Sanctions, are rewards and punishments are used to encourage conformity to norms.

10. Formal Sanctions:
A soldier earns a medal from Congress for a brave act
A teacher assigns d-hall for a misbehavior
A teacher give a 100 on an essay
A judge hands down a life sentence

11. Informal Sanctions A girl smiles at a boy who gives her a compliment
A teacher stops and waits till he/she has your attention
Students ignore another student who is rude
Turning around and looking at a person talking in a movie.

12. What are values and why are they so important?

13. Soviets=Full employment, medical care and education
Values
Broad ideas about what most people in society consider to be desirable.
Value (FREEDOM)
Soviets=Full employment, medical care and education
United States=Free speech, assembly, private enterprise, representative government

14. Values influence human social behavior
Democracy=personal freedom
Human welfare=provides for unfortunate members
Material comfort=Going to college, career, working hard

15. Basic Values in the United States
Achievement and Success
Activity and work
Efficiency and practicality
Equality
Democracy
Group superiority