SOC 030 Lecture Notes - Polyamory, Consumerism
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Ways to describe america that other cultures don"t have. Fast paced / availability: we expect 24/7 everything (stores, restaurants) Fast food: less people cooking, spending less time together, cheap. Consumerism: people want to buy things but don"t have any money so they buy it on credit. Competition / individualism: everyone wants to get to the top. Culture differences between american women and saudi arabian women. Cartoon: what a cruel male dominated society, everything covered but her eyes. What a cruel male dominated society, nothing covered but her eyes. Culture is: the physical and emotional worlds of a distinct group of people. Physical world: things that we have: objects, tools, work, food, behavior, clothing, etc. The small amount of farmable land is what makes polyamory make sense. If they were to split up into different families, they wouldn"t be able to survive off of the small amount of food they are able to grow because there is not enough land.
