AN100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Clifford Geertz, Symbolic Interactionism, Peace Corps
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An100 - lecture 3 - culture matters: culture and meaning. Humans live in the worlds that they themselves have created - clifford geertz. People view their world in a similar way because of culture. People differ in the way they view the world because of culture, creating cultures (ex ways of life in specific groups) Cultures can refer to larger societies/cultures (ex trobrianders of papua new guinea, Culture can refer to micro cultures (ex tattoo shops, university frat, etc) Explicit (verbalized, observed) or implicit or tacit (hidden, unconscious) Process of learning and describing a culture. Need to deconstruct" (analyze, break it down) culture concept. Compares culture (shared meanings) and symbolic interactionism. Our interactions are based on shared meanings (predictable) Meanings are modified through interpretations (people are not cultural robots) How can we apply symbolic interactionism to the case of peace corps volunteers in. Couldn"t understand the social lives of others. Assumed the peace corps volunteers had a sense of entitlement.
