SOC 3116 Lecture 5: Week 5

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3116
• Professor: Tonio Sadik

Document Summary

The link and the role of media with a democratic society through the concept of the public sphere". To affirm the role of accurate, complete, and timely information in supporting citizens in a vibrant democracy. Noam chomski a renowned linguist and social activist; tells us that language is the essence of our humanity, we have an innate capacity for language (we are hardwired for language) We have the capacity to not only learn a language; but to learn any language. All human languages arise from the same basic biochemical structure. Language is a central part, but not the sole form of communication. We learn through a process of socialization (the process of social learning, we mimic what those around us do) How important the centrality of language is in our identity and who we are. Not only the ability to communicate, but language is also definitive of the particular culture that defines us.