MARK 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Rites, Liminality, Nuclear Family
27 Jan 2017
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Culture: accumulation of shared meanings, rituals, norms, traditions among members of org/society. Tv dinner change in cultural structure. Ecology: way in which system is adapted to its habitat shaped by technology, rsources. Example: japanese value products that don"t take up a lot of room bc of cramped conditions. Social structure: way in which orderly social life is maintained includes domestic and political groups dominant within culture (nuclear family) Ideology: mental chars of people and way in which they relate to environment and social groups share an ethos, which is a set of moral and aesthetic principles. Values: refer to shared beleifs shaped by individual, social, cultural forces. Core values: general set of values in a culture. Power distance: extent to which less powerfull members of org accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. High power distance= greater degree of inequality. Uncertainty avoidance: tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity. Masculinity/femininity: degree to which gender roles are clearly delineated.
