Prelim Society + Culture: The Social & Cultural World

Social process

________ where the values, customs, and practices of Western industrial capitalism are adopted to from the basis of cultural change.

Indian cuisine

The adoption of Mexican, Chinese and ________ within the United States alongside traditional mainstream [tw] foods.

Behaviour

________ is shaped by expectations.

sense of self

The ________ formed over time from a personal, social and cultural level.

Boat people

________ are illegal immigrants.

Participant observation

________ is where the researcher is immersed in the action being observed and his or her role as researcher is not obvious.

Offensive actions

________ are met with negative reactions, alternatively positive actions are rewarded.

human beings

Society is actively and creatively produced by ________ rather than being given or taken for granted.

Social life

________ is organised around the dimensions of gender.

Monocultural society

________: A society that excludes external cultural influences and practices only the traditions of one culture.

Identity of a person

________ is result of interaction at micro, meso and macro level.

Personal experience

________ refers to the knowledge gained from reflecting on individual experiences.

Participant observation

________ is when the observer interacts with the group and records theinformation afterward.

Example

We live in Sydney, we go to a school environment, home environment

Example

Isabella being introverted is part of her identity

factors that make up our identity include

gender, sexuality, family, class, beliefs, ethnicity

Example

Migrating from country to city, technology

Example

Using sustainable energy sources such as solar, wind

Hybrid society

A society that comprises a range of social and cultural influences and components rather than having a homogenous identity

Multicultural society

a society that has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely

Monocultural society

A society that excludes external cultural influences and practices only the traditions of one culture

Contrasts with one where assimilation is the norm

where migrant groups are expected to conform to the values and behaviours of the majority culture and discontinue their own

ADVANTAGES

easy to collect mass data, able to compare data, non biassed data, structured

DISADVANTAGES

researcher cannot interact closely with participants, can overlook broader themes/concepts

Example

gender stereotypes about social roles, causes women to be expected to behave altruistically

Consequences are developed to reinforce the acceptance of norms

detentions, grounded

Macro

communications technologies such as social media creates a macro-world interaction, the worth of this communication is determined by the expectations and judgments of those who observe it,

Case Study

Asylum Seekers/ Refugees

Country shopping

choosing which country to migrate to

Macro level

groups opposing the governments stance speak publicly about the conditions under which detained asylum seekers are held, trying to engage the empathy of the Australian public