ADMS 2200 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Emic And Etic, Foundationalism, Geodemography

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2200
• Professor: Richard Patterson

Document Summary

A rite of passage is a special kind of ritual which involves the transition from one role to another. These passages typically entail the need to acquire products and services, called ritual artefacts, to facilitate the transition. Modern rites of passage include graduations, initiation ceremonies, weddings and funerals: consumer activities can be divided into sacred and profane domains. Objectification occurs when sacred qualities are ascribed to products or items owned by sacred phenomena are (cid:494)set apart(cid:495) from everyday activities or products. People, become part of the everyday, as when (cid:494)one-of-a-kind(cid:495) works of art are people. Sacralization occurs when formerly sacred objects or activities reproduced in large quantities. Desacralization occurs when objects that previously were considered sacred become commercialized and integrated into popular culture: collecting is one of the most common ways of experiencing sacred consumption in daily life. Culture change processes (15: the styles prevalent in a culture at any point in time often reflect underlying political and social conditions.