Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Subculture, Symbolic Interactionism, Culture Jamming
30 Jan 2018
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Consists of the shared symbols and their definitions that people created solve real life problems. Symbols concrete objects or abstract terms that that represent something else: a symbol (cid:858)(cid:859)definition(cid:859)(cid:859) informs of what the symbol represents, ex) ring on a finger rep. marriage, symbols are shared, fill human experience. Culture is also the primary means by which humans adapt to their environments. Throughout history, 3 main tools were used: abstraction - ability to create general concepts that organize sensory in meaningful ways, concepts that result from abstraction are the most pervasive in human culture. Takes 2 main forms: material culture - tools and technology, tangible. Non-material culture symbols, norms and values, intangible: social organization orderly arrangement of social interaction, social conduct is rooted from culture. 4 types of norms: folkways norms that specify social preferences. Least important norm, least severer punishment: ex) walking down the street without a shirt, mores norms that specify in social requirements.
