An example of a subculture in the United States would have to be the LGBT groups and communities all across the states. An example of a material symbol is apparent in the marches down major streets and highways while wearing outfits that fully support their community. These outfits can be a variety of colors and styles but it a way for these LGBT community members to express themselves. A symbolic aspect of the culture can be rooted back the the symbol everyone recognizes the LGBT community by and that is the rainbow flag. The flag represents to the members are the adversity they have overcome, the pride they have in who they are, and their determination to make a change in United States Society.
Cultural relativism fits in with the idea of basic human rights because it allows every person their own opportunities to make decisions based on their own opinion and act on those decisions. Rights like political, civic, social, economic, and most importantly life are just a few of the basic human rights found inside the United States. Stemming off from these innate rights there have been a wide variety of social …show more content…
An example of something socially constructed that wasn't present in the 19th and 20th Century is the idea of childhood life. We have a modern viewpoint of childhood being the calm before the storm of working for the rest of your life so parents “baby” their children for a large portion of their teen years. Many years ago children began working hard at the earliest possible age on the family estate. As soon as a child could walk with ease parents put them to work outside to help provide for the family. Nowadays, parents will not even let their kids go outside for long periods of time, indulge them in various material items, and don't quite instill the value of hard work into their
Cultural relativism fits in with the idea of basic human rights because it allows every person their own opportunities to make decisions based on their own opinion and act on those decisions. Rights like political, civic, social, economic, and most importantly life are just a few of the basic human rights found inside the United States. Stemming off from these innate rights there have been a wide variety of social …show more content…
An example of something socially constructed that wasn't present in the 19th and 20th Century is the idea of childhood life. We have a modern viewpoint of childhood being the calm before the storm of working for the rest of your life so parents “baby” their children for a large portion of their teen years. Many years ago children began working hard at the earliest possible age on the family estate. As soon as a child could walk with ease parents put them to work outside to help provide for the family. Nowadays, parents will not even let their kids go outside for long periods of time, indulge them in various material items, and don't quite instill the value of hard work into their