SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cultural Appropriation, Orthodox Marxism, Erving Goffman
11 Oct 2018
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Culture is a powerful social force that influences events (e. g. whom we marry, whether or not a nation should go to war) When there are fundamental differences that are rooted in different cultures is where the conflict often stems. Culture refers to elements of social life that have unique meanings that social actors interpret as well as convey. May include: languages, symbols, discourses, texts, knowledge, values, attitudes, beliefs, norms, world views, folkways, art, music, ideas, ideologies, and the practices through which these things are performed or put into concrete form. Culture varies over time and between places, and continually develop new characteristics. Although references to national cultures are pervasive, there is considerable regional and local variation. Even within provinces, cities and areas within a given city may possess unique cultural characteristics. Cultures may also be differentiated on the basis of social groupings according to profession, age, gender, ethnicity, and class.
