SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Subculture, Xenophobia, Dominant Culture
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Suggests: symbolic interactionist perspective: emphasiszes micro-level that because of their different cultural content and structure, languages affect how their speakers think and behave. Having words to describe distinct colors helps us see the different colors. Controversial hypothesis bc languages adapt to changing circumstances. interations; people"s everyday behaviors. Culture war: sociologist james davison hunter argued that the us is in the midst of war; an ongoing, an intense disagreement about core values and moral positions. Culture shock: experience of being disoriented because you lack knowledge about an unfamiliar social situation. Ideology: system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value judments about that world. A comprehensive worldview: dominant ideology: widely held and regularly reinforced set of assumptions that generally support the current social system and serve the intersts of the authorities. Social tasks like preparing food, shelter, raising children, etc. is universal in all cultures, but the methods people use to accomplish these tasks vary dramatically.
