Sociology: The Core, 6/e

Michael Hughes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Carolyn J. Kroehler
James W. Vander Zanden, The Ohio State University (Emeritus)

Culture and Social Structure

Chapter Outline

Components of Culture

Norms
Values
Symbols and Language

Cultural Unity and Diversity

Cultural Universals
Cultural Integration
Ethnocentrism
Cultural Relativism
Subcultures and Countercultures

Social Structure

Statuses
Roles
Groups
Institutions
Societies

Box 2.1	Sociology around the World: Cultural Disintegration among the Dinka-No Cattle, No Dignity
Box 2.2	Sociology around the World: What's the Best Infant Care? It Depends on Culture

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