RLS100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Pg. 99, Enculturation, Subculture
25 Sep 2016
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90-107: culture is the central idea in anthropology. Values and standards of behaviour are held in common. Football to americans is different than football to germans. We learn our culture by living in it. In some social groups, it is considered rude to be late to a party. When and where people take their summer vacations affects transportation, hospitality, and attraction services. The scoring system for strikes and spares in bowling. Whorfian hypothesis - the idea suggests that language not only provides a way of communicating among people, but also becomes the nature of behaviour within the culture [a part of symbols ] Mechanisms of cultural change: certain mechanisms are at work in cultural change that have implications for leisure. These mechanisms of cultural change are: 1. ) Innovation: innovation as a mechanism of cultural change refers to any new practice, tool, or principle that gains widespread acceptance: example: television, tv has changed just about everything, everywhere, 2. )
