SOC 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Inequality, Lululemon Athletica, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 104
• Professor: Heather Rollwagen

Document Summary

Culture is the common denominator that makes the actions of individuals intelligible to the group . Symbols can be a functional way to communicate. Symbols can denote social status and identity. Words represent ideas and concepts that bind individuals to a social group. Discourse: a set of ideas, concepts, and vocabulary that are regularly used together; used together to understand a topic or issue. Language extinction at higher risk in areas where there is another dominant culture/language. Values are collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or undesirable. Established rules of behaviour (guided by values) Tendency to view one"s own culture as superior to all others. Making false assumptions based on limited experience. Part of the dominant culture,but unique features also distinguish them from it. Influence and are influenced by the dominant culture. Development of physical, mental, and social skills. Identity: how we cast ourselves as a social object.