HUMA 1900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homo Sapiens, Class Discrimination, Homo Ludens

• School: York University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMA 1900
• Professor: Gary Butler

Document Summary

Culture: a process of growth as well as a product and the result of that is the culture itself. Patterns of thinking particular to a specific social group or sub-group. Each component of the final product constitutes culture: culture can be patterns of meaning that would be apparent to members of one cultural group ad unapparent to those of another. Outside of the group, this pattern would have a different connotation/meaning. What is meant i. e. the discourse achieved after what is denoted. Definition: the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to. Definition: the literal or primary meaning of a word or symbol, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. Products: a group of items, meanings ad a way of thinking which all combine to make up a culture. This depends on the area of interest namely;