COMMERCE 4SA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Stratification, Nationstates, Individualism
27 Nov 2018
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Provide the contest within which a society"s norms are established and justified. Culture is a complex whole that includes knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs, and other capabilities acquired by people as members of society. Values and norms are the central components of a culture. Values are abstract ideals about what a society believes to be good, right, and desirable. are invested with considerable emotional significance. Frequently reflected in political and economic systems of society. Norms are social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behaviour in particular situations. They are influenced by political and economic philosophy, social structure, religion, language, and education. significance, things like dress code, social manners, neighbourly behaviour life. Violating mores can bring serious retribution. (theft, adultery, incest etc. lookin at you lil d) mores often enacted into laws. Society group of people who share a common set of values and norms; that is, people are bound together by a common culture.
