SOC-1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Joe Camel, Identity Politics, Alexis De Tocqueville
23 Apr 2016
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Constantly immersed in different cultures that have different rules that need learning to behave. Culture: collection of ideas, values, practices, and material objects that mean a great deal to a group of people, even an entire society, and that allow them to carry out their collective lives in relative order and harmony. While it impossible to know everything, at least know the most basic and important elements of their culture. Make use of symbols, colors, clothing, ideas, practices, values, and language to distinguish itself. Outside of the culture, those may see the idea, value, practice, or object as having little meaning or other mean. Taught the knowledge early on, and mature and become more integral members of the group. Constant internal and external changes internal: culture increasingly reflects the needs and interests of older or younger people. External changes: technological innovations; learn new aspects of culture and unlearn those no longer relevant.
