SOCI 13000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Margaret Mead, Cultural System, Cultural Anthropology

• School: Ithaca College
• Department: Sociology (SOCI)
• Course: SOCI 13000
• Professor: Rothenberg

Document Summary

Socialization: biology, genetics, hormones, how one is raised. Political system: youth have low power. Built into the legal system of: physical, cognitive. Adolescence and late teens are seen as a time of storm and stress. our society (laws and regulations) Economic system: youth used to be an economic necessity (contributed to household income, now, youth are an economic burden. Cultural system: no clear roles for youth in society, beliefs about what it means to be young. Margaret mead was a cultural anthropologist: studied youth and wrote the book coming of age in samoa . Condition"s for a smooth transition to adulthood: adults should provide clear roles and consistent beliefs for young people, receive and education for choice .