Chapter 4: Culture Flashcards
the social enviro within which we are raised and socialized during our lifetime
culture
culture includes (5)
objects, ideas, customs, behaviours, and practices
meaning white settlers from Britain and France involved in early colonization of Canada
Old stock Canadians
are often seen as not belonging to the nation
racialized Canadians
Canadian nation-state relies on _______ to promote Canada as a white nation by reinforcing certain forms of unbelonging
racist codes
prejudiced ideas or images about race that are embedded into everyday aspects of culture
racist codes
racist codes create a sense of
us vs. them (old stock Canadians vs. others like immigrants, Indigenous, non-white ppl)
culture refers to a set of _____ and _____ that shape how we live our lives
values
practices
ideas and judgments about what is important and meaningful
values
concrete things that we do that often reflect our values
practices
sociologists often view culture as a toolkit of (3)
habits, skills, styles
stereotypical images that are designed to make racism, sexism, poverty, and other social differences appear to be a “natural” and “normal” part of everyday life
controlling image
the ______ and _____ we attribute to culture are learned and can be unlearned
meanings
values
where we live, who were raised by, and the ways in which we experience the interconnections between _____ and _____ through our ________ informs how we understand the social world around us
public issues
private problems
social location
where we are in the social hierarchy of society
social location
all physical items that ppl have created social meaning in a given culture
material culture
food, art, tools, clothing, buildings are examples of
material culture
ideas and behaviour associated with a given culture
non-material culture
values, beliefs, language, knowledge, symbols are examples of
non-material culture
wrote about both material and non-material culture
Durkheim
Durkeim wrote about non-material as _______ and material manifestations of __________
- religion
- religion in totems
common when travelling between cultures
culture shock
a sense of confusion and disorientation when someone experiences a new culture for the first time
culture shock
refers to plants or animals which are revered as sacred
totems
