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Chapter 3 Goals Here are the goals for Chapter 3. ENJOY, Mr. E. -To begin to understand the sociological meaning of the concept of culture -To consider the relationship between human intelligence and culture -To know the components of culture and to be able to provide examples of each -To consider the current state of knowledge about whether language is uniquely human -To consider the significance of symbols in the construction and maintenance of social reality -To identify the dominant values in our society and to recognize their interrelationships with one another and with other aspects of our culture -To be able to provide examples of the different types of norms operative in a culture, and how these are related to the process of social control -To be able to explain how subcultures and countercultures contribute to cultural diversity -To begin to develop your understanding of multiculturalism -To be able to compare and contrast analyses of culture using structural-functional, social-conflict, and sociobiological paradigms -To be able to identify the consequences of culture for human freedom and constraint.