SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Occupy Movement, Pierre Bourdieu, Ethnocentrism

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 1001
• Professor: Dr Tonya Davidson

Document Summary

The beliefs and behaviours that a social group shares (society a group of people who share a common territory and a culture) Very difficult and (cid:858)slipper(cid:455)(cid:859) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept: refers to a whole complex and diverse range of phenomena. Society group of people sharing a definable community and culture. Objects or belongings of a group of people. Ex: significant religious books, artwork, musical instruments, clothing. Material and nonmaterial aspects of culture are linked, and physical objects often symbolize cultural ideas. Consists of ideas, values, practices and beliefs of a society. Ex: going to a religious location, diet, marriage, slang words. Cultural practices are more difficult to explain. Cultural universals patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies. Ethnocentrism e(cid:448)aluati(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d judgi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)other (cid:272)ulture (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) Values a (cid:272)ulture(cid:859)s sta(cid:374)dard for dis(cid:272)er(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat is good a(cid:374)d just i(cid:374) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) Beliefs the tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.