SY404 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: George Ritzer, Mcdonaldization, Ozzy Osbourne
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Provides us w/ an opportunity to exercise our freedom: it constrains us existing cultures put limits on what we can think and do. Culture used to be regarded as a reflection of society a dependent variable. Recently, symbolic interactionists regard culture as an independent variable. Part of the reason we are increasingly able to choose how culture influences us is that there is more to choose from. Critics of multiculturalism say that multiculturalism has 3 negative consequences: We actively produce and interpret culture in accordance w/ our diverse needs. Implies that to a degree, we are at liberty to choose how culture influences us. Canada is undergoing rapid cultural diversification b/c of increased immigration. Legitimizing the grievances of groups that were formally excluded from full participation. Renewing their pride in their identity and heritage. The rights revolution: a conflict analysis of culture:
