Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Subculture, Symbolic Interactionism, Consumerism
30 Jan 2018
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Consists of the shared symbols and their definitions that people created solve real lif. Symbols concrete objects or abstract terms that that represent something else. A symbol "definition"" informs of what the symbol represents. 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 meaningfu. Concepts that result from abstraction are the most pervasive in human culture. Beliefs cultural statement that define what community members consider real: cooperation capacity to create a complex social by establishing norms and value. Norms are generally accepted way of doing things. Values are ideas that identify desirable states (conditions that are good, true: production human capacity to make and use tools and technology that improve o take what we want from nature. Takes 2 main forms: al life problems ingful ways alues ove our ability to. Non-material culture symbols, norms and values, intangible.
