SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tiger Woods, Cultural Relativism, Ethnocentrism
3 Oct 2016
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Broadly as all of the socially transmitted ideas, practices, and material objects (actual things) that create to deal with real-life problems (brym, 2014, p. 59) From textbook: superstitious beliefs and practices (tiger woods & crosby) Gretzky - highly ritualize manner for dressing, drank particular beverages in same order before game. Albas and albas (1989) study - interested in student stress before test; interviewing and ask if engage in any superstitious behaviours beforehand (same breakfast, etc. ) Appear to exist amongst all cultures, but vary from one to one. Ex. bodily adornment (clothing, makeup, tattoos, piercing, etc. ), dance, sports, gift giving, social institutions (family) Opportunity to see and appreciate contours of culture. Gelato example - comparing to italy (parenting - routines, scheduling, social norms) What are norms? generally accepted ways of doing things - italian parents more. Ethnocentrism: tendency to judge other culture"s by standards of our own; one"s own practices/ beliefs are superior. Cultural relativism: all cultural practices have equal value.
