SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cultural Relativism, Consumerism, Canadian Multiculturalism Act
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High culture: culture consumed mainly by upper classes: example: opera, ballet, art. Popular culture (mass culture): culture consumed by all classes. Difference between these elements of culture mentioned above is that superstitions are often unique to the individual that creates them: in contrast, religion and technology are widely shared passed from one generation to the next. Culture sharing occurs through human interaction, communication, and learning (becomes shared when it is socially transmitted) Society: involves people interacting socially and sharing culture usually in a defined geographical area. Our culture exists because of our ability to think in an abstract way. Abstraction: capacity or create general ideas or ways of thinking that aren"t linked to particular instances. Those general ideas are also known as symbols: something that carries a particular meaning and they allow us to classify experience and generalize from it. Ability to abstract enables humans to learn and transmit knowledge in a way that no other animal can.
