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Culture. Today: Norms Concrete Culture-Share artifacts Language Teenage pregnancy About Quiz 1. Norms: shared rules of conduct. Outline what is acceptable, appropriate Guide behavior Based on values Value: respect for elders

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  1. Culture Today: Norms Concrete Culture-Share artifacts Language Teenage pregnancy About Quiz 1

  2. Norms: shared rules of conduct • Outline what is acceptable, appropriate • Guide behavior • Based on values Value: respect for elders Norm: give up your seat on the bus if there is someone elderly standing • Norms are seen as a mechanism of social control

  3. How do we learn norms? • reinforced by positive and negative sanctions • Sanctions: reactions people get for breaking or following norms

  4. 3 Types of Norms: Folkways, Mores (more-ays), Taboo

  5. 3 Types of Norms: Folkways, Mores (more-ays), Taboo Being faithful to husband/ wife -Open marriages -Multiple wives/husbands Husband and wife live in the same home

  6. 3 Types of Norms: Folkways, Mores (more-ays), Taboo Mom and Dad sleep in one room, children in another Parents provide children with a safe place to sleep Dad and teenage daughter sleeping in the same bed

  7. 3 types of norms

  8. Culture Non-material culture Material culture

  9. Assignment 3. Share your cultural artifact. Tell us: • your name • what you brought • what meaning it has for you 2. As people are sharing, record which category of culture you think each item falls under: • Race/ethnicity/nationality • Language • Gender • Socio-economic status • Age • Sports • Religion • Political ideology • Interests/hobbies • Experiences • Family

  10. Subcultures and counter cultures Culture of society as a whole Subculture: • Culture within larger culture • Has some own values, customs etc, • Shares many values of the larger culture Ex: Youth culture, DJ’s, surfers, doctors subculture • Counter culture: • Holds values that stand in opposition to those of the dominant culture Ex: Swingers, gangs, mafia Counter culture

  11. Freeganism and dumpster diving View Info More details

  12. Quick Write: Do you think Freeganismis a subcultureor counter culture? Why? What are their values? What types of norms might they follow? Subculture: • Culture within larger culture • Has some own values, customs etc, • Shares many values of the parent culture Counter culture: • Holds values that stand in opposition to those of the dominant culture

  13. Cultural relativism Examining cultures without judging its elements as superior or inferior to ones own way of life Is cultural relativism a good thing? Can it be a bad thing?

  14. Language Defined: • A set of symbols that expresses ideas and allows people to think and communicate with each other. • Can be verbal or nonverbal. • Represents not only objects but also abstract thought

  15. Language Guides perceptions There are words that exist in certain languages that do not have a an equivalent in others Examples: • girlfriend/boyfriend doesn’t exist in Urdu • Kuya/Ate(older brother/sister in Tagalog) • Ta’arof- Farsi term referring to etiquette, politeness, cultural obligations doesn’t exist in English

  16. Culture and Language • Humans learn and transmit our culture through language

  17. Culture and Language What we say influences what we think what we feel and what we believe What think feel and believe influences what we say

  18. Language The Summer Institute for Linguistics (SIL) Ethnologue Survey (2009) lists the following as the top languages by population:(number of native speakers in parentheses) Mandarin Chinese (937,132,000) Spanish (332,000,000) English (322,000,000) Bengali (189,000,000) Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000) Arabic (174,950,000) Portuguese (170,000,000) Russian (170,000,000) Japanese (125,000,000) German (98,000,000) French(79,572,000)

  19. What do these proverbs tell you about what the culture values? Maori Proverb (New Zealand) “E moa i tangata ringa raupa.” “Marry a man with blistered hands.”

  20. Mexican Proverb “Anda tu camino sin ayuda de vecino.” “Walk your own road without the help of a neighbor.”

  21. Nigerian Proverb "When the brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father's estate.”

  22. Language Moribund (endangered language) • Moribund = spoken only by a few older people and unknown to children • Perhaps as many as 90% of all world languages will be extinct or moribund within the next 100 years • An entire way of thinking is lost each time a language becomes extinct

  23. Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Roles people perform and how society functions. How is something helpful or hurtful in society? Inequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantage of other groups. Haves vs Have Nots Influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols Review 3 Major Theories

  24. Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Functionalist a. Environmental problems must be identified and defined by people to be problems. EX: Plastic water bottle use was once considered the norm in the U.S., but is now considered by some to be wasteful. b. Environmental conditions become social problems when groups disagree over environmental policies EX: It is beneficial for some groups to mass produce clothing in a factory, though it may be harmful to other groups who live near that factory. c. Environmental problems are social problems when they cause social disorganization. EX: Water pollution is a problem when it prevents ships from delivering goods to a particular port. Who would say it? (Sullivan, 2006; 342)

  25. What would they say? Work in groups of 4-5. Choose one theory. What might the theory say or ask about the topic of teenage pregnancy? (choose just one theory) Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Remember, this theory is concerned with roles people performand how society functions. How does it help or hurt society? Remember, this theory is concerned withinequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantageof other groups. Remember, this theory is concerned with the influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols.

  26. Endangered Languages • View National Geographic Map of endangered languages • View Enduring Voices Project

  27. Summary • View How Beliefs and Values Define a Culture

  28. Before next week • This Wednesday: Socialization-Read chapter 3 and 4 • Quiz 1 Monday September 19th • Be on time-class continues after the quiz • Bring a standard 50 question scantron E-882 and pencil • Multiple choice, 15 questions • Study class notes, ppt slides on website, and text reading • Study guide posted on website

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