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Belief and knowledge
Set of views/values seen as “the truth” within a particular social group. Based around & supported by cultural experience.
Change
Modification of cultural and social elements in a society. Could be due to internal affairs, or contact with another culture, or globalization.
Culture
System of symbols, ideas, beliefs, and material production that humans create and change. Includes customs that organizes the physical world and social structure of a society.
Modern views: culture is ever-changing
Meaning is disagreed upon
Identity
Individual’s personal view of self
Social group’s view of an individual
Group identity (ex: religious, ethnic, or national identity)
Materiality
Objects, resources, and belongings that have cultural meaning
Can attempt to view human experience through study of material objects
More modern: materiality of the body?
Power
1(+) people’s capacity to influence and control others/resources
Inequalities between members of a social group
Social relations
A relationship between 2(+) individuals in a network of relationships
Consists of individual agency & group expectations
Form foundation of social structure
Society
How humans organize themselves into groups/networks. Sustained through relationships and institutions
Can be any coherent group of people; art society
Symbolism
Significance that people attach to objects, actions, processes. Creates network of symbols that represent a culture.
Different from materiality in that it does not only apply to physical objects. There’s probably other differences but :]
