SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Relativism, Cultural Lag, Eurocentrism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Multiculturalism: is an educational program recognizing the cultural diversity of the country and promoting the equality of all cultural traditions: multiculturalism stand in oppositions to eurocentrism, the dominance of. Countercultures: are cultural patters that strongly oppose accepted culture within a society. Ethnocentrism: is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of ones own culture o. Sociologists tent to discourage this practice; instead, they advocate cultural relativism, the practice of judging a culture by its own standards: being aware of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism helps you become a more informed and critical thinker. Canadian values: belied in equality and fairness in democratic society, belief in consultation and dialogue o o. Support of diversity: compassion and generosity, attachment to canadas natural beauty, commitment to freedom, peace and non-violent change. The symbolic interactionist paradigm suggests a society"s culture is comprised of a variety of symbolic meaning systems that are shaped and reshaped through ongoing social interaction.