SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Jean Baudrillard, Pierre Bourdieu, Stamp Collecting

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Lindsey Freeman

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Int oduction: what we mean by cultu e and why it(cid:859) conte ted. Culture: social system comprising behavior, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and material such as buildings, tools, and sacred items. Many people can lay claim to more than one culture. Aspects of a culture may be contested ( )when they become instruments of oppression. Practice whose moral goodness/badness, normalcy/deviance, or general predominance is disputed by some members of society. Involves traditions but is not confined by them: dynamic, and changing over time. Culture can become contested over the question of authenticity. Quality of being true to the traditions of a people. Ofte(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)tested (cid:271)(cid:455) the (cid:373)oder(cid:374) represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)es of the people the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es a(cid:374)d (cid:858)e(cid:454)perts(cid:859) fro(cid:373) outside the community. Authenticity carries the idea of being true to a particular culture. Becomes a problem when a colonial society studies a colonized culture and claims to know the secret of authenticity. All cultures are contested, and are subject to change.