learning and socialisation Flashcards
culture
culture is way of life of a whole society, it is the sum of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs and traditions
who said culture is a way of life
christopher jencks
without culture there is no concept of self identity or social consciousness therefore no culture. who said this
anthony giddens
society
society is a group or a more or less organised society
beliefs
example
strong convictions generally held to be true by a society usually without much evidence
japan believed in the divine right of kings until 1945
the american dream
rationalism in europe
language
communication, the social glue the binds the society together
symbolic cultural artefacts
items that have shared symbolic cultural meaning in society
eg dress music flag
cricket colonialism as a cultural artefact said -
C.L.R james
high culture
has aesthetic value, culture of the elite and educated ballet, shakespeare
folk culture
alongside both cultures, culture oforidinary especially pre industrial.
mass/popular culture
mass aundeince, corporations produced, for profit, lack aesthetic, considered superficial
what hierarchies of culture suggest
different socialisation for different groups
values
widely accepted beliefs that something is worth striving for and desireable
universal values example
charity, compassion
loyalty to cultures often translated to loyalties to to groups, said
francis loh kok wah
ummah islamiyyah assist all musllims in need