SLGY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Organizational Culture, Ethology, Subculture
23 Dec 2016
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Sharing a culture means experiencing the world in similar ways. Structure a person"s perception of the world/shapes their behaviour. Unique human environment; all the objects, artifacts, institutions, organizations, beliefs, ideas that made up the social environment of human life. Organizational culture: organization learns to deal with environment, including norms and beliefs that are subculturally distinct to the organization. Most cultures are similar to our own, but differences do exist. We take culture for granted, assuming that our behaviour is a result of human nature/common sense. Human thinking is not natural or genetic. What differentiates humans from animals is the ability to change micro structures and change large social structures. Cultural universals: practices that are found in every known culture (ex. cooking, dancing, funeral ceremonies, gift-giving, language, etc. ) There are many definitions for culture: language, economy, religion, policies, social institutions, class values, status, attitudes, manners, customs, material items, aesthetics, and education. Functionalism: culture = integrative role in society.
