3.1 Define the component parts of culture, including beliefs, values, norms, and taboos.

3.2 Recognize the importance of language in representing and creating culture.

3.3 Discuss the relationship between culture and mass media and the debate over mass culture and violence.

3.4 Explain how sociologists theorize the relationship between culture and social class.

3.5 Apply functionalist and conflict perspectives to the phenomenon of global culture.