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The Feeling of Disorientation Experienced by Someone Who Is Suddenly Subjected To An Unfamiliar Culture, Way of Life, or Set of Attitudes

This document defines key terms related to culture and society. It discusses culture as the social behaviors and norms of human groups. Society is defined as people living together in a community. Subcultures are groups that distinguish themselves within a larger culture, while microcultures are specialized subgroups. Countercultures oppose prevailing social norms. Cultural diffusion spreads beliefs between groups, and assimilation changes one group's culture to resemble another's. Socialization is how norms are learned and passed on.

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The Feeling of Disorientation Experienced by Someone Who Is Suddenly Subjected To An Unfamiliar Culture, Way of Life, or Set of Attitudes

This document defines key terms related to culture and society. It discusses culture as the social behaviors and norms of human groups. Society is defined as people living together in a community. Subcultures are groups that distinguish themselves within a larger culture, while microcultures are specialized subgroups. Countercultures oppose prevailing social norms. Cultural diffusion spreads beliefs between groups, and assimilation changes one group's culture to resemble another's. Socialization is how norms are learned and passed on.

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Culture

The social behavior and norms found in human societies


Society
The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community
Subculture
Groups of people within a culture that distinguish themselves from the primary culture to which they
belong
Microculture
The specialised subgroups, marked with their own languages, ethos and rule expectations, that
permeate differentiated industrial societies
Counterculture
A way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm
Culture Lag
The notion that culture takes time to catch up with technological innovations, and that social problems
and conflicts are caused by this lag
Material Culture
The physical items one associates with a given cultural group
Symbolic Culture
The nonmaterial culture that represents a group of people; Expressed through ideas and concepts
Multiculturalism
Communities or societies containing multiple cultures
Culture Shock
The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture,
way of life, or set of attitudes
Cultural Diffusion
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another
Cultural Assimilation
The process by which a person's or group's culture come to resemble those of another group
Cultural Transmission
The way a group of people or animals within a society or culture tend to learn and pass on information
Socialization
The process of developing, inheriting, and spreading norms, customs, and beliefs
Primary Socialization
Occurs during childhood when we initially learn acceptable actions and attitudes in our society, primarily
through observation of our parents and other adults
Secondary Socialization
The process of learning appropriate behavior within smaller sections of the larger society
Anticipatory Socialization
The processes by which a person prepares for future changes in occupations, living situations or
relationships
Resocialization
The process by which one discards old behaviors in favor of new ones to make a life change

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