SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Learning, Eurocentrism, Subculture
16 Mar 2016
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The ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together shape a people"s way of life. Nonmaterial culture: the ideas created by members of society. Material culture: the physical things created by members of society. Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life because of: -immigration. No way of life is natural to humanity, but most people around the world view their own behavior that way. That"s why people move, they don"t like one way of life, so they try another. Even in the us, people have different ways of life all over the country. Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share that culture. Societies created new symbols all the time i. e. the process of a tiffany bag. Status, show, etc. i. e. depending on the car you drive, people treat you differently. System of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another.
