SOCL 2001 Chapter : Ch 3 4 5 NOTES
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Culture is always moving, changing: sociologists study culture because it is easy. This includes technology: food (crawfish in louisiana, haggis in scotland, musical instruments. Japanese train station norms- cramped train stations are a norm: nonmaterial culture, non material culture is the values, beliefs, behaviors and social norms. If enough people believe something is legitimate and real, then on some level, it is real: exercise in social construction, shared meaning, common social themes. Importance of social construction: extension of symbolic interaction, act of sharing meaning, social environments. In different environments, certain acts are accepted and others are not: theoretical perspective on socialization, socialization wrap-up, mechanism of process. Influence of groups: childhood socialization, adult socialization, social construction, how we act is based on our social environment. 5: georg simmel was a sociologist of numbers, he set apart two groups, dyad: group of 2. Intimate relationships: secondary groups, secondary groups are less personal and exist as a means to an end.
