SOCI 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cultural Relativism, Ethnocentrism, Subculture
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Counterculture: subculture that conspicuously and deliberately opposes certain aspects of he larger culture. Culture shock: feelings of disorientation, uncertainty, and even fear that people experience unfamiliar places/cultural practices. Ethnocentrism: tendency to assume that one"s own culture and the way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. Cultural relativism: viewing people"s behavior from the perspective of their own culture. Socialization: lifelong process through which people learn attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate members of a particular culture. Humans born extremely vulnerable and almost entirely dependent on other. Impact of isolation: missing out on early socialization can have a devastating impact. Self: sense of who we are, distinct from others, and shaped by social interactions. Preparatory stage: children imitate the people around them, especially family members. Symbol: gesture, object, or word forms the basis of human communication. Play stage: children pretend to be other people. Role taking: process of mentally assuming the perspective of other people.
