AHSS 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Manifest And Latent Functions And Dysfunctions, High Culture, Illicit Minor

• School: UofGH
• Department: Arts, Humanities, Social Science
• Course: AHSS 1130
• Professor: Joshua Harold

Document Summary

Demonstrates your understanding of the perspectives we know so far. Ex; homelessness demonstrated using perspectives (class work) example of an institution and generate a manifest function, latent function, and latent dysfunction: Manifest function- prison serves as a place to house prisoners while serving time for crimes they committed. Latent function- courses are used to rehabilitate prisoners and help them become more successful individuals in society (help find them jobs) Socialization occurs in prison but it can form gangs. Who you identify with and identify your family with. Culture s a system involving behaviours, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and material such as buildings, tools, and sacred items. Culture as a thing, something to be consumed. Culture as an adjective to refer to aesthetic sensibility. Limitations prevent us from being able to be a part of high culture. Ex; you don"t have enough money to go to live opera shows. Culture is part of the everyday world.