SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sarcasm, Ethnocentrism, Persian Language

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Lindsey Freeman

Document Summary

Culture - system of behavior, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values & concrete materials including: Aspects of culture may be contested when becoming instruments of oppression. Anne gillvray & brenda comaskey in black eyes all of the time: intimate violence, Aboriginal women and the justice system: argue that we should not assume that. Aboriginal women who have suffered spousal abuse will view cultural" solutions in the same way as aboriginal men . Culture often becomes contested over question of authenticity. Carries idea of being true to particular culture. Becomes problem when colonial society studies colonized culture & claims to know secret of authenticity. We must know that all cultures are contested and may change. Dominant culture - one that is able to impose its values, language, ways of behaving & interpreting behavior on given society. Dominants - people most closely linked with cultural mainstream. White, english speaking people of european & christian stock make up dominant culture in canada.