SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Consumerism, Ethnocentrism, Mcdonaldization
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Yes they do because: ex. key could be a masculine noun hard, rigid, sharp, ex. key could be a feminine noun shiny, round. Nonmaterial culture: norms, values, beliefs, norms are things we consider normal, norms opposite is derivative, normative is when things should be a certain way. Get his friends and you will face repercussions: taboos, strongest norms, cause revulsion and severe punishment, cannibalism. Is murder a mores or a taboo: depends on the type of murder. Child marriage; the cultural relevance would think its okay because it is their culture vs someone who will stand up and say it is not okay which is constraining in that way (ethnocentric) Symbolic interpretation: produce and interpret culture, fashion it to suit diverse and changing needs, not a passive absorption of culture, you (cid:272)a(cid:374) pi(cid:272)k a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge; do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to go (cid:449)ith (cid:455)our (cid:272)ulture. In some societies you change vs others, if you change you will be put back to place.
