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| Culture defined many different ways. For this class (SW)… |
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-respect differences (human variation)
-cultural bases of various forms of inequality- has led to subjugation/have become the basis of racial, ethnic, economic, gender oppression |
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| Categorical Definitions of Culture |
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| Historical Traditions- 3 major types |
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-traditional culture (premodern culture)before industrial societies based on agriculture
-modern culture- rationality, industrialization, urbanization and capitalism of the 20th century
-postmodernism- contemporary culture with global electronic communications |
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| through social interaction |
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| Although a society may have customary practices |
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| -not all members have the same knowledge of them or attach the same significance to them (not all white ppl act the same way) |
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| humans try to control environment (flooding in Bangkok) |
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| Mainstream culture defines… |
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| dominant ideas about the way things should work |
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| elevating ones ethnic group above others (or at the same level of others) |
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| verbal or nonverbal that stands for something else |
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| our idea of reality, a concept of nature, of self, of society. This can be influences by our culture- one of oppression (slavery) |
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| what we feel about the world is based on our culture |
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| culture is adapted, modified, etc. over time |
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| our symbols can mean different things to other people (ie American flag) |
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| Practice Orientation (see slides and textbook!) |
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| focuses on ppl’s actions as expressions of their worldview and their ethos |
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| The goal of practice orientation is |
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to develop an understanding of inequalities based on race, ethnicity, social class, gender, etc.among other sociocultural processes
-it helps us understand the impact of the dominant culture so we can grasp the feelings of diff groups |
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| Key Elements to practice orientation |
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1.History: consider ppl's actions, thoughts based on their history (some ppl carry slavery w/ them everyday)
2.Structure:consider how we reproduce trends, values, beliefs (and don't want to change them)and how this is a barrier to change
3.Human Agency:ppl are active participants in their lives, they have the ability to construct social and political identities that resist cultural hegemony |
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1.common sense
2.traditions
3.customs |
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| Ways in which you can change culture |
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1.Assimilation
2.Accomodation
3.Acculutration
4.Bicultrual Socialization |
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| fully abandon minority culture and try to blend into dominant culture |
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| partial cultural change but do not fully conform to dominat culture |
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| mutual sharing of culture- groups remain distinct |
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| mastering BOTH dominant and minority groups cultures |
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| a system of social identity- no validity as a biological category. Created by society |
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| static traditions, customs, and values that reflect a deep cultural identity |
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| how ethnic groups define themselves and maintain meaning for living individually and as a group |
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| ways of ascribing status, prestige, and power |
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| The way culture means by maleness and femaleness |
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