Sociology / Unit 3 Soc 0292 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Nonmaterial Culture
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The idea
Nonmaterial culture is the set of ideas a society holds without physical form: its values, beliefs, norms, language, and rules.
In practice
Nothing physical marks the unwritten courtroom rule to rise when the judge enters, yet everyone follows it.
Where people slip
Nonmaterial does not mean weak — these rules are enforced constantly, mostly without anyone speaking.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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