Sociology of Culture
Folkway
a norm that if broken is looked down upon but not a big deal (example: eating w/ mouth open)
Taboo
a norm that if broken is servery offensive to society (ex: murder, rape, incest)
More
a norm that if broken offends someones moral beliefs (burning U.S. flag, bullying)
how did the genocide end?
when the tutsi military known as the RPF took over
How are norms enforced?
(guess) norms are enforced by society, either through morals, or laws. the punishment of folkways, mores, and taboo's is called a sanction
4 rules of culture
-Culture is shared (engaging in similar behavior and thoughts) -Culture is learned (patterns/behaviors are learned over time) -Culture is non-material (Culture is ides & ways of thought: language, customs, beliefs) -Culture is material (hardware of social life. example: i-pod, DVD, computers, phones)
5 components of culture
1. culture is composed of beliefs, behaviors, and objects 2. culture is recolonized and familiar to groups & societies 3. the purpose of culture is to find identity, conform to societies shared values, ad contribute to society 4. cultural universals 5. cultural institution -rules and shared understanding of specific social activities
why did the world not want to get involved in Rwanda
1. seen as a civil war 2. didn't want to pay for soliders
American culture values
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Society
A large group of people lol idk
when did the Rwanda genocide begin? how long did it last?
April 1994, lasting for 100 day
what helped promote the genocide
RTLM was a radio station that helped to promote average hutu men to become liek the interahamwe
why was the Nacirema article written
To show how other cultures may see us, and that we shouldn't judge other cultures so harshly
who were the Interahamwe
a group of young Hutu terrorist who were responsible fro the genocide
Norm
a belief of how one should act
Culture shock
because we consider our culture as the natural way when we go to a different culture we experience culture shock
Culture
believes and behaviors that we adapt to into society
examples of body rituals in Nacirema
bathroom= shrine holy mouth men= dentist ritual fasts= diet
How do we learn a second culture
by emerging our selves into the ways of another cultural, and trying to learn and not judge them.
who were in charge at the time
hutu's
who was most likely responsible for the presidents death
hutu's however tutsis are commonly blamed
Cultural universal
is something that every culture has (ex: language, religion, government)
people in Nacirema society
medicine men: doctors listeners: counselor herbalist: pharmacist
Sociology
sociology is the study of society, the behavior of group & societies, and the behavior as social beings
symbols
symbols are things that represent something else, and are understood through out a culture (ex: wedding ring, peace sign)
Ways of social change
technology, immigration, 2 cultures coming together
Cultural relativism
the attitude of trying to understand other cultural practices in their own context, not judged off your own
Ethnocentrism
the belief that your own culture is the best, gives a more negative attitude towards other cultures
compare a folkway,a taboo, an a more
they are all norms that when broken are judged by society at different measures. folkway better then a more, more better than a taboo
What type of hutu were also killed
those who did business with tutsi, or were married to tutsi
instinct vs. culture
we have natural human instincts, and our cultures tells us how to pursuit them (ex: mating, eating)
