SOCI 254 Lecture Notes - Puritans, Masculinity, Post-Structuralism
24 Jan 2013
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Grps evolve over time + cultures evolve w/them h: big time lag b/w culture + devel. Culture = blueprint for action, composit of beliefs, norms, tradits, etc. If there is advantage for social sphere, it will be retained. Distinc b/w human experience + our analysis. Experience = mass destruction + deaths, reactions = divine punishment. Consequence = human adaptation, change sinful ways to prevent another earthquake. Observation as soc sci = soc invoked relig concepts to face off disas sit. For variety of reasons, eurasian pops had s/advantages over am pops + in terms control disease. Immunity b/c e/w orientation of continents + domestication of animals. Could produce more calories + had close proximity to animals, devel immunity. Biogeographic differences produce huge differences in past + present devel. Materialism: material possession produce concepts, power holders control materials. Culture = ideological superstructure used to maintain those in power. In interest of power holders maintain ideological structure.
