SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Relativism, Cultural Survival, Ethnocentrism
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Albas and albas at the university of manitoba examined superstitions held by students. They found some students dressed quite carefully, used particular pens or even ate specific breakfasts before their exams (i. e. sausage placed vertically on the left hand side of the plate and two eggs on the right spelling 100). After this slide show, students will be able to: define and outline two types of culture. Identify and define two types of norms: describe how culture produces both freedom and constraint, differentiate between a subculture and a counterculture. One of sociology"s defining interests is the relationship between individuals and society. Knowledge, language, values, customs and material objects passed to others over time that help us to deal with real-life problems. It is the sum total of socially transmitted ideas, practices and material objects. Abstraction (the ability to use symbols such as language) Cooperation (the ability to construct norms and laws)
