Sociology 115 Lecture 4: 9_11_14
11 Jan 2019
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Office hours: thursday 2-4 pm in wjh 138. Sectioning begins tomorrow, section meetings begin next week. Karl marx- new technology plus changing class relations. Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the english language . Views culture as tool of ruling classes. Culture= unifying ideals, traits, and preferences of a people. Culture= sets of behavioral and moral rules which govern social action. Culture isn"t just worldview but is vital to the maintenance of social order. Functionalism (schools, churches, laws all define and perpetuate forms of behavior vital to the perpetuation of. Culture= repertoire of means and ends that can be combined at the discretion of users. People know much more culture than they actually use. 2 people can use the same rationale to justify different actions. Societies aren"t actually that cohesive when it comes to goals. Culture=those best and brightest ideas by which we"ve come to define our civilization.
