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3.1 Describe the structure (the “hardware”) of our social world.

Video Link: Societal Structure and Social Interaction

Audio Link: If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS

Web Resource: Hardware and Software of our Social World

3.2 Illustrate how culture affects individuals.

Video Link: Cultural Meaning

Audio Link: Not it!                                                                      

Web Resource: Culture Shaping our Perception

3.3 Provide examples of microcultures, subcultures, countercultures, and global cultures.

Video Link: Subcultures and Countercultures

Audio Link: Stuck in the Middle

Web Resource: What is the difference between Microculture, Subculture, and Counterculture

3.4 Compare key ideas in the symbolic interactionist, functionalist, and conflict perspectives on culture.

Video Link: Social Theories Overview

Audio Link: Good Guys 2015

Web Resource: Paradigms in Sociology

3.5 Explain why culture (the “software”) from one society does not always “fit” with the structure (“hardware”) of another society.

Video Link: Cultural Differences National Geographic    

Audio Link: Cultural Differences-Individualism and Collectivism

Web Resource: Difference between Culture and Society