SOCI 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ethnocentrism, Vittorio Colao, Consumerism
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Culture the way we do life in different cultures. The sum of practices, languages, symbols, beliefs, values, ideologies, and material objects that people create to deal with real-life problems. (cid:862)culture i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)es the lifest(cid:455)le, a(cid:374)d the lifest(cid:455)le i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)es the (cid:449)a(cid:455) (cid:449)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)ate(cid:863) (vittorio colao) Culture: the shared symbols and their definitions that people create to solve real-life problems: enables people to adapt to, and thrive in, their environments. Symbols are concrete things or abstract terms that represent something else: symbols are shared. Culture is the means humans use to solve the challenges of life. Humans turn to their culture for solutions. At the root of culture is solving the problem of meaning. High culture: culture consumed mainly by upper classes: superior to others, associated with education, more money. Popular culture: culture consumed by all classes: popular culture consists of the aspects of attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, customs, and tastes that define the people of any society.
