SOC101 Chapter Notes -Erving Goffman, Cultural Imperialism, Social Order
6 Oct 2013
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Culture --- a powerful social force that influences events as diverse as whom we marry and whether we go to war. Includes preferences and ideas and notions: allow us to in our daily lives to feel connections to other people. Cultural similarities influence our decisions not only about getting married but about all kinds of connections. Culture can play a role in creating and worsening the divisions between groups or societies that can lead to war. Culture plays a role in dividing us from others. Social groups --- culture is important since it"s the key to understanding how we relate to each other. Recognize that culture is those elements of social life that have meaning that social actors interpret and can also convey. Culture --- languages, symbols, discourses, texts, knowledge, values, attitudes, beliefs, norms, world views, folkways, art, music, ideas and ideologies.
