SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -The Postmodern Condition, Consumerism, Canadian Identity
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Soc101 reading september 21, 2011 eve smithwhite. Sociologists define culture broadly as all the socially transmitted ideas, practices and material objects that people create to deal with real-life problems. Culture sharing happens through human interaction, communication and. A society involves people interacting socially and sharing culture, usually in a learning. defined geographical area. The capacity to create ideas or ways of thinking. Symbols carry particular meanings and allow us to generalize. A uniquely human capacity, enables humans to learn and transmit knowledge. The capacity to create a complex social life by establishing norms (standards of behaviour) Encourages humans to reproduce, advance the human race, specialize skills. Devising and using tools and techniques that improve our ability to take what we want from nature. Only humans make tools and use them for production of goods. People are either rewarded for following cultural guidelines or punished for not.
