SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Cyberculture, Knowledge Sharing, Continual Improvement Process
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The shared values, norms, and material goods characteristic of a given group. The symbolic and learned aspects of human society. The entire way of life of a people. Symbols: gestures or objects that have meanings associated with them that are recognized by people who share a culture. Material culture: all the artifacts in which culture is reflected or manifested. Messages diffused at the grassroot level and from elites. Rewards and sanctions pressure individuals to adhere to these standards. Cyberculture: a situation where the global internet as a whole has the characteristics of all culture. Values or modes of behavior shared by all human cultures.
