Sociology 1021E Lecture Notes - Public Space, Androcentrism, Ethnocentrism
13 Dec 2011
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What is your nationality: canadian student, international student. To how many countries have you been: 0, 1, 2, 3 to 5, 6 to10, 11+ Proxemics: edward t. hall, culturally specific relations in time & space. Culture: cultures vary, but they all have five common. 1 components: (1) symbols (2) language (3) values (4) beliefs (5) norms. Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share culture: language: A system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another. 16: beliefs specific statements that people hold to be true or false, values - abstract ideas or generally accepted standards of behaviour, canadian values - Are you a law-abiding citizen: yes, no. Do you smoke marijuana : yes, no. Norms: defining principles by which a society comes to govern itself, differ from values - they are more precise rules. Informal customs (etiquette: folkways, mores (mos) Customs considered to be correct or necessary for.
