SOSC 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Arapesh Languages, Human Nature, Feral Child
25 Oct 2013
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Humans have to be taught to be human {feral children} The way that humans behave towards each other is shaped by circumstances (not shaped by automatic reflexes); human nature is flexible. Our society: patriarchy, the state, militarism, and hierarchy were all born at the same time; reason: prior to rise of patriarchy, humans lived in relatively egalitarian societies. All societies are based around a form of patriarchy. Because patriarchy was enforced (before: were different forms of families); not as a result of. Everything converges on the question of culture. Society itself is a product of culture. Cultural values, beliefs and behaviours serve as the program that determines how we construct our social realities. Values and beliefs are the most important. Beliefs are so strong that can be destructive {taliban shooting woman; what they wanted to protect from the world} Culture is their identity, are scared for change. Culture is one of the most complex concepts in our language.
