Material & Non- Material Culture - Sociology



Material & Non- Material Culture

1. Complete the following table. Give at least three examples of each.

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|Material Culture: |Non-Material Culture: |

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|Examples: |Examples: |

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2. What are values (define)? What are some of your values?

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3. Complete the following table:

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|Traditional Culture: |Popular Culture: |

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|Spread by/Transmitted by: |Spread/Transmitted by: |

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4. What are rites? Give two examples

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5. Last Friday, Sharilyn helped her parents make the dinner her family always eats on Fridays. Then, she tried out the perfume she had ordered from an ad on the Internet. After watching a TV show featuring her favorite pop singer, she read her younger brother a book about the Egyptian pyramids.

In what ways was Sharilyn taking part in traditional culture that evening? In what ways was she taking part in popular culture?

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6. Make a brief note on what you might do during an evening at home. Which of your activities relate to traditional culture? Which relates to popular culture? How many of your activities might be influenced in some way by American popular culture

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7. Divide the cultural characteristics listed below into material and non-material culture.

Art Hairstyles Music Beliefs about good and evil

Hospitality Calendars Housing Personal names

Jokes Religion Cooking Community organizations

Friends Sports Language Education

Law Folklore Marriage Visiting

Government Mealtimes Cell phone Pets

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|Material Culture |Non-Material Culture |

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