SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Gross National Income, Cultural Relativism, Culture Shock
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Operationalized as: life expectancy at birth, as an index of population health and longevity, education index, mean years of schooling, standard of living, as measured by gross national income per capital (gnipc) Culture: the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society. Includes how we think, how we act, and what we own. Material culture: refers to the physical creations that members of a society make, use, and share. Everything from zippers to our homes and satellites in space. Nonmaterial culture: consists of the abstract human creations of society that influence people"s behaviors, language, beliefs, values, rules of behavior, family patterns, and political systems. We must learn about culture through interaction, observation, and imitation in order to participate as members of the group.
