SOC 101 Lecture 2: Unit 2 - Culture & Stratification
2 Mar 2017
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Not the essence of sociology that"s theory: determines people"s way of life guides our behaviors. They conceive morals and values: 5 characteristics of culture (used to describe culture): Offer it by hosting festivals and events. Things you"re used to aren"t special anymore. Symbolic: flag, colors of flag, mascots, colors of an entity. Norms come into play when considering these possibilities. Material & nonmaterial cultures: material: items, objects, tangible things, nonmaterial: intangible norms, values, beliefs, languages. Elements or building blocks of culture (nonmaterial; used as components of culture): language/semantics. Meanings to words and changing word meanings. Words have meanings because we give them meanings. Clinton vs. trump: both use different forms of rhetoric and language. Dominant, sub-, and counter-cultures: dominant: mainstream, pop culture, majority, widely accepted, subculture: baptists, evangelical, catholic (under religious, counterculture: hipsters, change the course, 60s movements and music, specific message that pushes an aspect of dominant/subcultures.
