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23 Cards in this Set
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Define culture |
The sum total of the social environment in which we are raised andcontinue to be socialized throughout our lives. |
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What are the two types of culture? |
-Material culture -non-material culture |
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What is material culture? |
Physical items people have created for use ex. tools, food, housing |
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What is non-material culture? |
Intangibles people have developed ex. language, religion, values |
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What are the cultural universals? (Specific things that all societies have in common) |
each has their own method of: -securing food, shelter, etc. -using tools -forms of communication -familial structures -means of self-expression |
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Culture shapes our identities through ________. |
Language |
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Define language |
A shared system of communication, including words, gesture, symbols, etc |
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What percentage of the canadian population can speak french or english? |
98% |
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How many mother tongues are spoken in Canada? |
Over 200 |
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What percentage of people regularly speak a language other than french or english? |
14.2% |
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How do feminists feel about language? |
language reflects cultural constructions of gender |
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How do feminists think language reflects cultural constructions of gender? |
-job titles (policeman) -names (gendered names) -adjectives |
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What are the types of norms? |
-Folkways: informal (must walk as the same pace in the hallway, in the same direction) -Mores: moral significance (lying) -Taboos: strong moral significance (incest) -Prescriptive: expected to do -Proscriptive: expected not to do |
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What are values? |
Collectively shared ideas about what's right or wrong |
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Core canadian values in 1990 |
1.Belief in equality and fairness in a democratic society 2.Belief in consultation and dialogue 3.Importance of accommodation and tolerance 4.Support for diversity 5.Compassion and generosity 6.Attachment to Canada’s natural beauty 7.Commitment to freedom, peace, nonviolent change |
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Functionalist perspective on norms and values Norms and values are: |
Social Facts Internalized during socialization Collective conscience (we accept and follow norms) |
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Conflict Perspective of norms and values: |
-contradictions between norms/values -real vs ideal culture -dominant culture imposes its own cultural preferences |
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What are subcultures? |
They have divergent language, norms, values |
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What are countercultures? |
They oppose main culture |
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What was the main focus of the frankfurt school studies? |
To study mass media in a capitalist society |
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Outline mass culture |
-mass produced, consumed, distributed -low culture -producers interests only -manipulates consumer ideologically -stabilizes status quo |
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How does frankfurt school see consumers and producers? |
Producers as agents of status quo Consumers as helpless victims |
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Cultural studies |
-consumer not helpless victim -compromise between consumer and producer -popular culture replaces mass culture |
