Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Survival Kit, Linguistic System, Ethnocentrism
22 Oct 2016
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Culture gives meaning to our sensory experiences: example: when looking at different languages, one might see the lines and shapes as language while others are unable to interpret it. The two faces of culture: culture as freedom, and culture as restraint. I(cid:374) (cid:373)edici(cid:374)e for e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple theories are developed about how a certain drug might cure a disease. Experiments are conducted to test whether the drug works as expected. Treatments are developed on the basis of the experimental results. Five common components of culture: symbols: concrete or abstract things, terms, or ideas that represent something else, language: a linguistic system that members of the culture are able to communicate and understand each other by. Language is commonly seen as a cultural invention that distinguishes humans from other animals. Sapir-whorf thesis holds that we experience certain things in our environment and form concepts about those things. We then develop language to express our concepts.
