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Maori Haka NZ Maori haka v Ireland ?. Sociology and Culture If culture is so hard to define, why to Sociologists try?

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1 Maori Haka NZ Maori haka v Ireland ?

2 Sociology and Culture If culture is so hard to define, why to Sociologists try?

3 Review What is culture? What are the three key social sciences that attempt to examine social behaviour? Define:1. structural functionalism 2. symbolic interactionalist 3. conflict 4. feminist 5. post modern

4 2 New Terms (yes write these down) Cultural Materialism: Human social life is a response to the needs of survival and then the wants of people who have met those needs. Therefore, human cultural groups can be studied through an examination of their “ things” and how they get them. Sociobiology: Human behaviour can be explained through evolution and genetics. People ultimately want to reproduce, eat, and defend their food, mates, and offsspring.

5 Categorization of approaches to culture ExampleCategory (1. Your Guess) (2. Mine) Reason for your guess Max Headroom Coke Commercial (Video) Japanese Divorce Ceremony (CNN Video) Suri Lip Plates (Video) Horror of Female Circumcision (Video/Disturbing) Quiet Kid in Prison (Video) Dos Equis Commercial - Most Interesting Man In The World - YouTube American Idol Simon and Ryan Fight (video)

6 Categorization of approaches to culture “Answers” ExampleCategoryReason Max Headroom Coke Commercial (Video) Cultural Materalism Japanese Divorce Ceremony (CNN Video) Structural Functionalist Suri Lip Plates (Video) Symbolic Interactionalist Horror of Female Circumcision (Video/Disturbing) Feminist Quiet Kid in Prison (Video) Post Modern Dos Equis Commercial - Most Interesting Man In The World - YouTube Sociobiology American Idol Simon and Ryan Fight (video) Conflict


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