SA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Feral Child, Sociological Perspectives, 6 Years
19 Oct 2015
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Sociology lecture 3 alternate exam: sign up in advance, thursday april 12th, 2012. Culture refers to the way of thinking and the material objects that shape the way of life. Comes from the shadings of meanings and experiences among other groups of people. Transmitted, passed on from generation to generation, otherwise the tradition would not survive. Culture is human, product of human interactions, very much a human behaviour. Animals do not have culture, only humans rely on culture to insure their survival. Humans construct their natural and social environment. Help shape our understands and perspectives of our approach to the world. Happy stories of children lost in the woods being raised by wolfs. Denied socialization and denied opportunity to learn their culture. Genie was tied to a potty chair in a garage when she was 2. discovered a decade later, with treatment she was eventually able to recover physically. language abilities never exceeded those of a very young child.
