GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Folklore, Islamophobia, Dog Sled
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A particular way of life - shared set of values, beliefs, attitudes - examples; religious, rituals, customs, behaviour, language) Shared social norms, family structures, interpersonal relations. Material and symbolic practices of everyday life - examples; art, dress, toys, tools or food. Characteristic activities - examples; farming, working, partying. Laurier culture - purple and gold, golden hawk, homecoming, st. paddy"s, etc. Culture is learned - first year students learn to not step on the hawk during open house tours. Studies the relationships among space, place, environment and culture. Looks at ways in which culture is expressed and symbolized in the landscape. Indigenous men of new zealand are dancing a haka - traditional war dance meant to display aggressiveness and fearlessness. Acting of tattooing - first used in aboriginal groups, then used on sailors or prisoners. Single aspect of the complex of trountine practices that constitute a particular cultural group.
