SOC100H5 Lecture 5: Cultures
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Cultures the socially transmitted practices, languages, symbols, values, ideologies, and material objects that people create to deal with real- life problems. Culture is part of what defines a society. Values :right and wrong, good and bad, beautiful and ugly. Folkways least important norm inviting yourself to someone"s house walking on the wrong side. Mores: core norms believed to be essential for survival more of an reaction (laws): norms that are legislated and enacted by government bodies comes with a stronger reaction murder. Titles attached to your prof: calling the prof "miss or mr" Titles attached to your prof: calling the prof "miss or mr" won"t cause a big reaction- folkway. Academic offence, uoft has its own kind of laws, they take reputation very serious, if you violate these norms it would cause a big reaction. No smoking and no vaping, different type of expectation of that norms. Carries more status, has more association with wealth and income.
