SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Notes 9 1 17 Word Doc
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Ex: one kid goes to school while the other one works(social norms), one gets positive feedback and the other one gets discipline. Ex: money (government), wealth, how they were brought up as a child, the culture itself, social location, country"s level of industrialization. What"s culture: material (art, machines, clothing, nonmaterial or symbolic (language-written, oral, gestures), values (norms - folkways, Mores, taboos, sanctions: taken for granted; usually follow without question, sociological perspective - understand culture"s influence on our lives, ex: fresh drinking water, regular access to food, certain freedoms, religion. Culture shock: taken for granted life assumptions become unreliable, ethnocentrism-use our culture to judge others, our culture-good, right, superior. Negatives: people still hold onto something just because it"s a part of their culture, negative attitudes towards other groups, attempt to understand a culture on its own terms, counters ethnocentrism, nobody completely succeeds at it. Social location effects norms and sanctions: yes; race, religion, and perceived authenticity matter.
