Culture/Subculture/Cults Review Vocabulary. Society Folkways Mores Questions What are the 5 Aspects of Culture? What is the importance of the Family? How does Genetics play a role in society?Explain the argument of Nature vs. Nurture. What is the difference between a positive sanction and a negative sanction? What is the difference between a formal sanction and an informal sanction? Explain the difference between Cultural Universal and Cultural Particular. There are 4 different types of subculture. Name and give an example of each type. Why do people join countercultures? How are hippies a type of counterculture? How are cults &religions similar and different? Name 3 different extreme cult examples. What are the characteristics of someone who might join a cult?

## Step 1<br />The five aspects of culture are symbols, language, values, norms, and material culture. These elements work together to create a unique culture for each society.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The family is important in society as it is the primary socialization agent for children. It provides emotional support, economic support, and social support.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Genetics and environment both play a role in society. The nature vs. nurture debate discusses the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities (nature) and personal experiences (nurture) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Positive sanctions are rewards given for good behavior, while negative sanctions are punishments for bad behavior.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Formal sanctions are officially recognized and enforced, while informal sanctions are unofficial and enforced by social norms.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Cultural universals are elements common to all human cultures, while cultural particulars are elements unique to a specific culture.<br /><br />## Step 7<br />The four types of subcultures are countercultures, conflict subcultures, withdrawal subcultures, and resistance subcultures.<br /><br />## Step 8<br />People join countercultures to express dissatisfaction with mainstream culture or to seek a sense of belonging.<br /><br />## Step 9<br />Hippies are a type of counterculture that rejected mainstream American values in the 1960s and 1970s.<br /><br />## Step 10<br />Cults and religions are similar in that they both involve a group of people with shared beliefs and practices, but they differ in their beliefs and practices.<br /><br />## Step 11<br />Examples of extreme cults include Heaven's Gate, Branch Davidians, and Aum Shinrikyo.<br /><br />## Step 12<br />Someone who might join a cult often has low self-esteem, is seeking a sense of belonging, or is vulnerable to manipulation.