SOSC 2480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Exoticism, Superficiality, Gender Binary
8 Dec 2016
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Language: language is a cultural identifier. Culture: requires another backdrop to be understood. Is a way of life, a way of being, a way of doing: very few are homogenous, they are sometimes disaggregated. Some people can eat the same food and speak different languages, while some people can eat different foods and speak the same language. Niger & nigeria are an example of where this takes place: culture is a process that also creates meaning among people. Dangers of culturism: locking at everything using a cultural lens. Some people will only take the information that the receive/ see at face value they will explain all that is within the people as part of the culture including behaviour. There is no separation between culture, traditions, or religion. The (cid:858)others(cid:859) (cid:373)ake people appear i(cid:374) a(cid:374) exaggerated (cid:449)orld. You do(cid:374)(cid:859)t get to know behind the facade that is displayed: ex.
