[SOC1501] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 31 pages long Study Guide!
29 Mar 2017
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7 billion of us share the same space. We have different meanings in our world. It causes happiness, shock and problems amongst the population. I(cid:374) chi(cid:374)a, #(cid:1008) is a(cid:374) u(cid:374)lu(cid:272)k(cid:455) (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the (cid:449)o(cid:396)d sou(cid:374)ds like (cid:862)dead(cid:863) i(cid:374) mandarin. We eat different things (poutine, escargots, rice, etc. ) Culture is composed of knowledge, language, values, customs and material objects. Culture is cultivated (well-educated) and uncultivated (uneducated) To express oneself or emotions is part of culture. It creates a lifestyle and a blueprint for our society. When you travel, you experience cultural shock. Cultural shock: a stressful and disoriented experience when you come in contact with a lifestyle that is(cid:374)"t the sa(cid:373)e as (cid:455)ou(cid:396)s. No cultural trait is natural to humanity: what is natural to our space is the capacity to create and interiorise cultural traits. Culture is not part of our dna. We create culture to survive! (the only animals to do so)
