Sociology 1021E Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Conflict Theories, Mcdonaldization, Cultural Imperialism
25 Apr 2018
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Society: large number of ppl are said to be if they live in the same territory, are relatively independent of ppl outside their area and participate in a culture, largest form of human groups, preserve cultures. Innovation may take the form of either discovery or invention: process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture, discovery: making known or sharing existence of an aspect of reality, for example, dna. Invention: when existing cultural items are combined into a form that did not exist before, for example, cars, t. v. , democracy, protestantism technology. Mcdonalization of society: diffusion: process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society, globalization: worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trades and the exchange of ideas. Guidelines to make sure that we keep our culture and identity.
