Sociology 1025A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cultural Relativism, Tim Hortons, Ethnocentrism
10 Dec 2015
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Culture sum total of the social environment in which we are raised and continue to be socialized throughout our lives: wide assortment: ideas, customs, behaviors and. Cultural universals common practices shared by all cultures/societies (i. e. secure food & shelter, use tools etc. ) We are where we live and who we live among . Culture informs all our individual" choices on some level. Social heritage common cultural world into which children of a particular group are born. Material culture central role material object play on any given culture: includes all tangible or physical objects created for use. Nonmaterial culture intangibles that are the end product of intellectual/spiritual developments: includes language, morals, customs, beliefs, symbols, knowledge etc. Lo2: language as a precursor to shared understandings. Language shared system of communication that includes spoken, written and signed forms of speech as well as nonverbal gestures of communication. Language contributes to to cultural diversity and freedom of expression.
