SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 5Chapter 3: CultureI. Culture refers to... a. values, beliefs, behavior, material objects (people ways of life), II. Desired standards of living a. respect (losing it in the U.S.) b. order (social structure) c. work ethicBeliefsIII. specific statement that people hold to be trueNon-material CultureIV. intangible world of ideas a. music/languageMaterial CultureII. Tangible things a. art/dress/church Cultural AnthropologyIII. Looks beyond our world to discover patterns a. Ex. Why do we have classroom chairs attached to desks? a.i. gives meaning to class/prepares for attention IV. How do people judge beliefs & behaviors of others?a. Based on practical & prior experience V. All societies experience a. birth, death, basics needs (shelter,food & water), coming of age VI. Meaning of death across cultureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. death = the end b. death = passage to another world c. death = as cycle EthnocentrismVII. Idea that our beliefs & behavior is right and better than othersa. Papau New Guinea = weird attire & piercing compared to our society in the
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