SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: African American Vernacular English, Hooj Choons, Nacirema
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Language: allows us to communicate, representative of diversity. One of the key ways that culture is transmitted. Method is reflective of beliefs, norms and practices to others around us. Symbolic system that is not just verbal but involves writing that conveys meaning. Sapir-whorf hypothesis: way in which we use words to structure the world. Lost language: loses history and diversity, loss of history. Smartphones and tablets, cooperatives (gardens, building, rideshares, etc. ) National identity, pleasantries (when to say please, clap, etc. ) Aave (african american vernacular, particular rhythm, cadence, delivery) So while material culture is concrete and nonmaterial culture is abstract, they are. Nonmaterial culture may attach a particular meanings to the object of the intertwined. material culture. Smart phones: iphone what it represents and how it can change what you do mixes material and nonmaterial culture. Based on faith, superstition, science, tradition, or experience. The should/ought and should not/ ought not that guide behavioral choices.
