SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Émile Durkheim, Commodification, Kosher Foods
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Agents of socialization: institutions where you learn the social norms and structures; where you develop specific beliefs, skills, and values, ex. family, school, peer groups, and mass media. Rituals: procedures and ceremonies reflecting cultural norms from one generation to another; often important life/certain life transitions, ex. Holidays mark important time for families to come together and take time off to spend time; people seem to be most generous around the holidays. Kosher foods: globalization global flow of people, products, and ideas increase availability and diversity of food, bourdieu and social class, three forms of capital economic (wealth), social (who you know), and. French habitus comfortable with french restaurants, purchase most expensive foods, distinguish between caviars, etc. : contemporary food status, cultural omnivorousness. Steaks and beer associated with males; chocolate and yogurt associated with females: certain foods have levels of acceptability or social norms with them, ex.
