Creation and Transmission of Culture
the way of passing or learning knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values from person to person Formal- deliberate & intentional Informal- through observation and imitation Primary- intimate, face to face groups Secondary- schools, churches, mass media
Symbols: physical objects, sounds, smells, tastes holds meaning or representation Language: process of social learning Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Expression through language Expression through gestures (sign language) or body language
“Actual Behavior of a Society” “In A Perfect World”
“Everyone’s Got’em” Examples: Cooking, Education, Government “How (the above) are carried out” Varies based on Society!!
We, as Sociologists must and/or to discover culture!!