Question

please match the terms with their correct definition.
column a

1. ____ sapir - whorf hypothesis
2. ____ sactions
3. ____ popular culture
4. ____ real culture

column b
a. mainstream, widespread patterns among a societys population
b. the way society really is based on what actually occurs and exists
c. a way to authorize or formally disapprove of certain behaviors
d. the idea that people understand the world based on their form of language

question 8 (1 point)
please match the terms with their correct definition.
column a

1. ____ social control
2. ____ society
3. ____ subcultures
4. ____ symbols
5. ____ values

column b
a. gestures or objects that have meanings associated with them that are recognized by people who share a culture
b. a cultures standard for discerning what is good and just in society
c. groups that share a specific identification, apart from a societys majority, even as the members exist within a larger society

Explanation:

For the first matching set:

1. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis centers on language shaping worldview.
2. Sanctions are formal approval/disapproval of behaviors.
3. Popular culture refers to mainstream societal patterns.
4. Real culture describes actual societal practices.

For the second matching set (completed with standard definitions):

1. Social control is the formal/informal regulation of behaviors.
2. Society is a group of people sharing a culture and institutions.
3. Subcultures are distinct groups within a larger society.
4. Symbols are meaningful gestures/objects shared by a culture.
5. Values are a culture's standards for good/just conduct.

Answer:

First Matching Set:

1. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis - d. the idea that people understand the world based on their form of language
2. sanctions - c. a way to authorize or formally disapprove of certain behaviors
3. popular culture - a. mainstream, widespread patterns among a society's population
4. real culture - b. the way society really is based on what actually occurs and exists

Second Matching Set:

1. social control - d. a way to regulate or enforce conformity to cultural norms (standard definition completion)
2. society - (completed standard match) a group of individuals who share a common culture, institutions, and territory
3. subcultures - c. groups that share a specific identification, apart from a society's majority, even as the members exist within a larger society
4. symbols - a. gestures or objects that have meanings associated with them that are recognized by people who share a culture
5. values - b. a culture's standard for discerning what is good and just in society