SOC-1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Taco, Omnivore, Sociology Of Culture
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Culture (big-c) obvious examples of culture, art, music, painting, film, fashion, food, holidays, Culture (little-c)- cultural texture that is invisible, unnoticed, fabrics of meanings that permeate our lives and shape what is important to, but we don"t think about them all the time. Norms, behavioral expectations, values, shared knowledge, symbols, language, communication styles. How do we use verbal language, non verbal symbols, styles of communication, styles of interaction. When it looks at non-obvious culute topic, it looks at how do these cultural things impact that area- how do these cultural things impact class, for example can basically approach any sociology angle with this viewpoint. Anderson: code of the street : the is facebook making us lonely debate. Lareau: invisible inequality : martin: becoming a gendered body. Paradox- studio shifts from set in stone to becoming more independent directors. Production of culture (limit to art, music, film) How it comes to be as it is.
