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Sociology Unit 3 AOS1, AIC Flashcards

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Culture

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A unique way of life, involving shared values, norms and everyday practices that are characteristic of particular group or society.

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How is culture passed on

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Learnt by members and passed onto following generations

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Culture also

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Changes overtime, and is a relative concept

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Culture is important because

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  • How we create meaning in our community
  • how we express our values
    -provides a sense of identity and belonging
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2 types of culture

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Material and non-material

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Material culture

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All the physical objects or things, artifacts, resources and spaces of a society. Includes tangible objects

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Examples of material culture

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Tools, instruments, buildings

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Non-Material Culture

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Refers to the non-physical creations or ideas in society. Intangible objects

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Examples of non-material culture

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Customs, beliefs, languages

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Four central components of culture

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Language
Values
Norms
Symbols

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Which sociologist refers to sociological imagination

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C. wright Mills (1959)

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Sociological imagination

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A phrase coined by c-wright Mills, and is an approach to thinking sociologically, by removing biases and approaching them from a different perspective

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What links do you make sociological imagination

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Personal troubles and public issues

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Framework of sociological imagination

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Historical factors
Cultural factors
Structural factors
Critical factors

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Ethnocentrism

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Evaluating and passing judgement on another culture by using ones own culture as the yardstick for what’s right and
best

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What does an ethnocentric viewpoint lead to

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Prejudice, discrimination and racism

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Cultural relativism

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Attempting to understand a culture by looking at it according to its own standards

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Public misconceptions about Australian indigenous culture

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-Australia was terra nullius prior to European arrival
-Australian indigenous people share one culture
-Australian indigenous people mainly live in arid areas of Australia

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Australia was terra nullius prior to European arrival

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British colonists declared the land terra nullius
Oral title deeds existed that set out tribal areas

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Australian indigenous people share one culture

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Very heterogenous
At the time of colonisation,500 aboriginal nations
200-300 different languages
Diversity still largely exists today

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Australian Indigenous people mainly live in arid areas

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More than a third of indigenous Australians live in Australian capital cities
Only 22% live in nt and Wa (arid areas)
Only 19% in remote and very remote

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2 government polices

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Protection and segregation (1830s-1940s)
Assimilation (1940s - 1960s)

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Protection and segregation

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Aboriginals were a dying and inferior race
Placed in government-run reserves and church run missions

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Protection and Segregation Aim

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To civilize, Christianize and train aboriginals

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Protection and segregation results

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Children separated from their families
Restricted in living and working
Children bought up in white families

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Protection and segregation responses

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Residents of coranderrk (a reserve,) fought against the control
Led by William Barack, led a deputation to Melbourne

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Assimilation

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Biologically and culturally assimilate aboriginals into white society
Stolen generations

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Assimilation Aim

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To make aboriginals gradually disappear

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Assimilation responses

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Aboriginals forced to renounce their cultural practices, beliefs and languages
Many children experienced neglect

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Reconciliation

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About forging new relationships between aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-indigenous Australians that acknowledge and heal the wounds of the past, while also encouraging mutual respect

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Symbolic Reconciliation

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With actions and gestures to achieve equity and opportunity

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Symbolic Reconciliation Example

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Kevin Rudd’s 2008 apology

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Practical reconciliation

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Providing services and or funding to address inequality

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Practical reconciliation example

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Closing the Gap, Federal Government Policy

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