[SY101] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (33 pages long!)

• School: WLU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SY101
• Professor: Dana Sawchuk

Document Summary

Experiment: write down the first thing that comes to mind. So there isn"t really that much universally it varies. Ethnocentrism is judging of another culture by the standards of one"s own culture (based on ignorance) Cultural relativism (based on tolerance) judging another culture on its own terms. They are almost completely false might have a greater truth believed. Word of mouth internet: how we come to trust technology. They can tell something about he fears that characterize society. Often relate to some aspect of modern like that we accept and are afraid of. More believable because people can relate to the fear (slipping something into a drink, strangers) May sometimes reflect more than one cultural attitude at the same time. Citizens forum on canada"s future (1991: about equality and fairness, consultation and dialogue, accommodation and tolerance, support for diversity, compassion and generosity, attachment to canada"s natural beauty, world image: commitment to freedom, peace, non violent change.