| A | B |
|---|
| positive consequence that an element of society has for the maintenance of the social system | function |
| the science that studies human society and social behavior | Sociology |
| negative consequence an element has for the stability of the system | dysfunction |
| empathetic understanding of meanings others attach to their actions | verstehen |
| anything that stands for something else and has a shared meaning attached to it | symbol |
| how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior | social interation |
| belief that one's own culture or group is superior to all others | ethnocentrism |
| norms that have great moral significance attached to them | mores |
| group that rejects the values, norms, and practices of the larger society | counterculture |
| written rule of conduct enacted and enforced by the government | law |
| all the shared products of human groups | culture |
| physical objects created by human groups, such as automobiles, buildings, and clothing | material culture |
| abstract human creations such as rules, ideas, beliefs and values | nonmaterial culture |
| group of mutually interdependent people who live in a specific geographic area and who share a common culture and feeling of unity | society |
| shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable | values |
| group that has its own unique values, norms, and behaviors that exists within a larger culture | subculture |
| individual tool, act, or belief that is related to a particular situation or need | culture traits |
| shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in a specific situations | norms |
| features common to all societies, examples include: cooking, toolmaking, medicine, housing, and music | cultural universals |
