REC 265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Acculturation, Ethnocentrism, Enculturation
Document Summary
Leisure is a powerful cultural tool because it characterizes, develops, and changes culture: leisure plays a big role in making cultures modern . Leisure diverse, sped up, more cherished commodity. Culture- a set of values, perceptions, and traditions of the members of a society. There is a lot of sub-cultures within cultures: ex: harley riders are a different sub-culture than crotch rocket riders. We aren"t born knowing our values, perceptions, and traditions: based on symbols. Ex: jordans are important in america: integrated. Leisure is the most visible emblem of culture. Leisure is a primary tool for enculturation: enculturation- the gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc. Leisure is impacted by all other sectors of a culture. Denial nothing to do with different people. Cultural relativity- judging another culture by its own standards: ex: judging germany because they don"t have air conditioning is not cultural relativity.
