In class
today we went over chapter 3-culture. We talked about how are culture differs
on a large scale and also a small scale. Li-Chin brought up the Amish and a
court case regarding fire alarms in the house. My parents live in Augusta and
they also own a milk plant in Augusta that only receives milk from Amish
patrons. I remember my parents talking about this in detail. Now I understand
that the Amish don’t live off of electricity. But fire alarms work on batteries
and the Amish use flashlights that also work on batteries…So what’s the big
deal? The Amish also will use their neighbors phone but they won’t own their
own. Again…what’s the big deal? So to me, none of it makes any logical sense.
But they must have some reason that makes sense to them in order to make that
decision. These are just a couple of examples of how are culture shapes our
thinking.
Three terms
that caught my attention in chapter 3-culture are
High Culture: cultural patterns that distinguish
a society’s elite.
Popular Culture: cultural patterns that are
widespread among society’s population.
Counterculture: cultural patters that strongly
oppose those widely accepted within a society.
This video shows what is
culture? How do we define it and how does it change? We’ll explore different
categories of culture, like low culture, high culture, and sub-cultures. We'll
also revisit our founding theories to consider both a structural functionalist
and a conflict theory perspective on what cultures mean for society.
One thing I
can do to benefit myself and society is to be willing to accept different
cultures.
One thing
that I could do to affect myself and society in a negative way is to be
resistant to different cultures.
Society
could affect me in a positive way if there were a more diverse population in my
area.
Society
could influence me in a negative way if racism becomes more prevalent.
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