Unit 2 Flashcards
Culture, Gender, Education, and Religion (28 cards)
Folkways
Informal norms that suggest customary ways of behaving (if violated: not illegal, just rude)
Mores
Norms that carry a strong sense of social importance and necessity (if violated: usually illegal or taboo)
Laws
Norms that are formally defined and enacted in legislation
Sanctions
Penalties for norm violation and rewards for norm adherence
Cultural Relativism
Appreciation that all cultures have their own mores, norms, and customs
Progression of Culture Shock
- Honeymoon
- Crisis
- Recovery
- Adjustment
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis/Linguistic Determinism
The assertion that language influences how we perceive the world
Linguistic Relativism
The assertion that language reflects how we perceive the world
Gender Relations
Organizing principles that shape and order interactions between men and women
How Child Rearing Reinforces Gender Roles
- responses to babies
- punishment
- gifts and toys
- household tasks
How Education Reinforces Gender Roles
- punishment
- STEM/Arts subjects
- Teacher’s self-image
Gendered Differences in the Workplace
More women in service sector and part-time
Formal Education
Learning or education that happens in a school or institutional setting
Informal Education
Learning that occurs outside of a school
Social Reproduction
Teaching societal norms, values, and appropriate behaviour to future generations
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)
A Commission created by survivors of Residential Schools to bring support to other survivors and their family members
Mass Education
Educating a large number of individuals (usually with few instructors)
Cultural Capital
Social assets that are gained from one’s family
Social Capital
Personal ties such as friends, family, and community
Economic Capital
Financial resources an individual has access to
Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
- Decline in govt funding
- Increase in private funding
- Professors research more concerned with quantity than quality
E.B. Tylor’s Progression of Religion
- Animism (belief that all things possess a spirit)
- Polytheism (belief in many gods)
- Monotheism (belief in a single god)
Civil Religion
A system in which sacred symbols are integrated into broader society regardless of individual religious affiliations
Mysticism
Religions that seek harmony with the world, others, and their body (orient religions)
