1)List five pieces of material culture you have with you right now, and explain what these pieces indicate about the tastes, habits, and lifestyles supported by your cultural group. 2)When was the last time you violated a norm? How were you sanctioned? What sorts of sanctions do we impose on those who go against our accepted cultural rules?

3)Make a list of ways in which the media - including advertisements - reach you each day. How many of these media messages represent mainstream Western ideals? What kinds of media messages do not conform to these norms?

Match these items. match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. aesthetics in art, a technique for defining shape, also used to create a sense of depth 2. composition a perceived line that describes three-dimensional form 3. contour line a method of presenting an illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface 4. line (pronounced "uhvrr") — a work of art; the sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer 5. oeuvre the way an artist organizes forms (lines, shapes, etc.) in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space 6. patron the relationship of one part of a person, building, or object to another; for example the size of a statue's head in relationship to the rest of the body 7. personification the study of beauty or good taste; anything related to the study of beauty or good taste 8. perspective giving human characteristics to something that is not human 9. proportion generally a wealthy person who pays an artist to create a work of art; throughout much of history artists could not have survived without "patronage" 10. symbol an object or word or gesture that represents something else