Reflection Blog #5

Reflection #5:

• What is the difference between folkways and mores?

Folkways are norms without any moral meaning, or just the way a culture is without any moral reasoning behind it.  Mores are norms based from moral views from a group.

• How does language influence cultural norms? 

The way we speak and our specific lingo influences the norms from our culture.  For example, in the Midwest we say pop.  In the Deep South they say Coke for a caffeinated beverage.  Everywhere else seems to say soda.  Those are just norms in those cultures.

• What are some strong attitudes you hold and how are they represented in your life through their affective, cognitive, and behavioral components? (see p. 42 in textbook for an example of how to answer this question)

I don't like chocolate or coffee.  A lot of people think I am strange for feeling that way.  It's a taste thing because they make my stomach upset.  In terms of affect it would be "I don't like those things."  In terms of behavior, it would be "I don't eat chocolate or drink coffee."  For cognitions, it would be "chocolate and coffee make my stomach upset."