SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Technological Determinism, William Fielding Ogburn, Marshall Mcluhan
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Compromised of multiple cultural, religious, racial, ethnic, special interest groups. Text spends a fair bit on differences between quebec and the rest of canada. Marginalization enshrined in india act of 1879 thus very little reason to celebrate. Dominant group superiority violates freedom, democracy and equality. The pq go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s pla(cid:374) (cid:449)ould (cid:271)a(cid:374) pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)-sector employees, including teachers and doctors, from displaying or wearing religious symbols in the workplace. John porter (1965) said over 3 decade ago, canadians, unlike americans lack a unifying ideology. Yes there are universal human activities (storytelling, marriage, disposing of the dead) No there are no universal ways of doing these activities. Vital to a group"s (cid:272)ulture is its (cid:373)aterial e(cid:454)pressio(cid:374) it"s thi(cid:374)gs or stuff. A group"s (cid:373)aterial (cid:272)ulture usuall(cid:455) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges first, (cid:449)ith the (cid:374)o(cid:374) (cid:373)aterial (cid:272)ulture laggi(cid:374)g (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)d. Influence of other groups through contact (often most affected are technology/non-material culture)
