Sociology of culture

My Cultural Identity Culture is the basis of all people and their way of life, it makes everyone unique, without it there wouldn’t be any diversity in our world. Culture is not just determined from where you come from geographically, it is determined by the traditions that you follow. No two cultures are the same in this world, but each one can be broken up into three general categories. These three categories are rituals, relationships, and restrictions. Rituals are specific activities that…

Ethnocentrism is judging another culture based upon the values and standards set in one's own culture. Though we may choose to deny it all we want, all of us are ethnocentric in some way shape or form, minus the handful of people who are in fact not ethnocentric. It is incredible how this planet is consists of so many different people belonging to different races or ethnicities. Color, language, culture, appearance, values are all factors that are fed upon by ethnocentric cultures or…

of global and transnational sociology, first of all, it was intended to focus on the aspects that have been neglected in the world-systems analysis (e.g. Wallerstein 1974). The world-systems analysis has long been criticized by its overly economic centered approach. To be sure, after the 1990s, it has been upgraded by incorporating concept of geoculture, nevertheless, it’s usage…

engaging with this disputed space have had to work their way through many negotiations and contradictions. ‘Culture’ has figured centrally in all discourses arising in and from this space in all senses of the term as Shahjahanabad (alternatively referred to as ‘Dilli’ and post-independence, ‘Old Delhi’) has boasted of a heady and unique “way of life”, refined and stylised material and non-material culture and trail blazing artistic accomplishments. While Krishna Sobti’s Dil-o-danish (The Heart…

Cultural Diversity: A Worldview, Sowell states “Cultures exists so, we don’t have to relearn everything.” He believes “ Cultural diversity, viewed…

Don’t you ever wonder what your cultural identity is? I do, i didn't realize what my cultural identities were until i took a closer look and started realizing the things i do everyday define it. You don't notice it but it's all around you. It's in the things we do everyday and even some things that we see other people do. Your cultural identity defines you and how you live your life or view certain things or certain situations. My cultural identities that i'm going to talk about are food, and…

Invisible Culture Most struggles of cultural identity come from someone not being able to define their culture or not being accepted because of their multiculturalism, but my struggle with cultural identity is different—I don’t know how to define mine. I am caucasian, and I can trace my roots to ancestors that are German, French, Dutch, Irish, and pretty much anywhere in Europe, but I don’t know specific amounts. My parents were both born in the U.S. and my mom has lived here her whole life,…

determined by ethnicity, religion, and social class, to just name a few. Through my upbringing, I have been mostly influenced by my family's nationality shaping who I am as a person today. Nationality has been revealed as an important aspect of my culture as I continue to grow, my Italian heritage, and my Irish heritage truly plays a role in my individuality. My Italian heritage plays an important role of my cultural identity. My grandma traditionally makes Italian food for our family on most…

Cultural Identity in Learning Communities Cultural identity encompasses various elements in its ambit such as personal identity, ethnicity, and education, social or economic class. We all are born into our respective cultures and inherit some basic traits of that culture. When we talk about cultural identity, it refers to the cultural group that we represent on a personal and social front. We all have unique cultural ties that are evident in our social interaction within social communities. In…

Film Analysis: Geek Charming The movie I chose for this essay was Geek Charming. There was many concepts about sociology throughout the whole film such as reference groups, rivalry between two different set of people and how one thinks other people see them. Introduction To start off, the beginning of this film starts with a teenage girl explaining the different type of “groupies” in the school. There is the popular, which she is one of them, the band people, the jocks and the geeks. Throughout…