SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ulster Defence Association, Irish Nationalism, Culture Ii

• School: WLU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SY101
• Professor: Greg Bird

Document Summary

Culture refers to the symbolic and learned aspects of human society. The sum of traditions, practices, languages, symbols, beliefs, values, ideologies, and material objects that create a. [sense of similarity for a group of people]. Cultures enable people to adapt to, and thrive in, their environments (brym 2017: 78). Commonsense notions of culture in canada: high culture: the sum of traditions, practices, languages, symbols, values, ideologies, and material objects that are associated with the upper class. Judged in relation to the culture of the majority (popular culture). Commonsense notions of culture in canada: ethnic culture: the sum of traditions, practices, languages, symbols, values, ideologies, and material objects that are associated with a cultural minority group. Judged in relation to, and often from the perspective of, the ethnic culture of the majority (ethnocentrism). 3 biases in commonsense notions of culture: culture is relative, culture creates creates social differences, culture is exclusive. Conclusion: everyone participates in many cultures: culture & ethnicity.