Sociology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Visible Minority, Social Inequality

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1027A/B
• Professor: Wolfgang Lehmann

Document Summary

Culture: is a system of behaviour, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and materials. Dominant culture: is able to impose, values, beliefs and behaviour on a given society based on its political and economic power: e. g. , what to buy, what to wear, how to decorate house. Counter culture: is a group that rejects certain elements of dominant culture: e. g. , anti-consumerist groups are counter culture, they reject the dominant culture to show-off our status or worth. Subculture: also oppose dominant culture but do not necessarily oppose it the way that counter culture do: e. g. , minor difference in occupational groups can create subculture. High culture: the culture of society of elites: hard to appreciate until taught about it. Popular or low culture: is the culture of majority: mostly the culture mostly followed by youth. 20: comparing earning of individuals is less unequal than it was before.