SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ethnocentrism, Olfaction, Determinism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: All

Document Summary

English civilization: associated with the task of civilizing the other". German culture: represented the desire of nations to maintain their own identity. Culture: is a complex collection of values, beliefs, behaviours, and material objects shared by a group passed on from one generation to the next. 5 defining features: culture is learned, culture is shared. Culture is cumulative: culture is human (can be argued) Material culture: the tangible artifacts and physical objects found in a given culture. Non-material culture: the intangible and abstract components of a society. including values and norms. Folkways: informal norms that suggest customary ways of behaving. Mores: norms that carry a strong sense of social importance. Laws: norms that are formally defined and enacted in legislation. Ethnocentrism: the tendency to view one"s own culture as superior to others. >restrictive in the sense thatit does not allow one to appreciate diversity.