SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cultural Relativism, Structuration Theory, Ethnocentrism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

Often associated with the discipline of anthropology. Study of cultural differences and similarities amongst different populations. Different culture have their own distinctive characteristics. Is the complex way of life shared by a group of people, including both the material and non-material elements. Each generation learns the cultural beliefs and patterns of those who proceeded them. Common features of human behavior that are found in almost all societies. Have an impact on the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the spaces we live in, the tools and technologies that we use. A society is a system of interrelationships. Avoid ethnocentrism: judging other cultures by one"s own standards. Endeavor to see ways of life of different peoples in a non-judgmental fashion: cultural relativism. Exercise a certain degree of control over our daily lives. Martin luther king speech: i have a dream, aug 28 1963.