Chapt.+2-+Culture

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 * ** [[image:101611_D1080bPROMO.jpg]]Ethnosystem- The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture. **
 * In the fourth episode Raj proclaims “I love America.” He says this because he’s surrounded by food. When asked if India had buffets, he said yes but also added that it’s all Indian food. This implies that Indian buffets aren’t as good as American buffets.
 * ** Cultural Relativism- The practice of judging a culture by its own standards. **
 * I'd say that the U.S. prides itself in not being racist so when something even slightly racist does hap;pen, it's pointed out. Raj does this when the phone calls his number on voice dial even though Leonard spoke gibberish to it.
 * ** Norms- Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members. **
 * A good example of a norm is when Sheldon snuck into Penny’s house to clean. It’s a norm that neighbors don’t come into house to clean while you are sleeping.
 * ** Cultural Shock- Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life. **
 * After Penny freaks out about Sheldon and Leonard sneaking into her house she stopped Raj to vent. Raj, of course, was shocked and through his mental dialogue it’s evident that he wasn't used to girls acting like Penny.

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 * **Symbol**- anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture.
 * The show uses a type of dialogue that comes off to the viewers as "nerdy". The dialogue is used mainly by Sheldon, but between him and his friends also.
 * **Subculture**- culture patterns that set apart some segment of a society's population.
 * Raj, Howard, Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny are an example of a subculture because they are their own group in society.
 * **Cultural Integration**- the close relationships among various elements of a cultural system
 * Raj is the clear foreign person in this subculture, and he is welcomed and liked well by his friends clearly portrayed in the show. Some of the this integrated are is his language and the way he dresses, the languages he speaks, and the the occupation he has.
 * **Cultural Universals**- traits that are part of every known culture.
 * Joking would be and example of cultural universals because it integrates humor used by Raj and the other characters.