Terms
It's the shared customs, beliefs, values, and social institutions of a people, group, society, or nation
What is culture?
This thinker can be associated with the concept of intersectionality
Who is bell hooks?
Gender roles, gender inequality, and power dynamics could all be analysed through this lens
What is feminist theory?
They're the two types of expressions
What are tangible and intangible?
1. This lens
which looks to identify and explain the systems and structures that govern society
is often found in
2. this study of society, human behaviour, and patterns of social interaction
which explores how people behave in groups
What are structural functionalism and sociology?
Holding the door open for someone is an example of these socially acceptable acts
What are social norms?
This thinker supported ideas that can now be described as cultural relativism
Who is Franz Boas?
Structural functionalism discusses education, religion, and other forms of this
What are institutions?
It's the view that all cultures, races, and ethnicities deserve special acknowledgement and recognition
What is multiculturalism?
Margaret Mead worked with people in Oceania who did not have a written language; the term is called this
What is nonliterate
This thinker can be associated with the idea of the "global village"
Who is Marshall McLuhan?
Social change occurs through conflict between two sides over resources, says this lens
What is conflict theory?
The importance of what technology is used for a message, rather than necessarily the message itself, can be summed up in this five-word line by Marshall McLuhan
What is "the medium is the message"?
It's the term for the spread of a people from their original homeland
What is diaspora?
Encoding and decoding could best be associated with this thinker
Who is Stuart Hall?
Symbols, language, and shared meaning through communication are all elements of this lens
What is symbolic interactionism?
Guiding Principles of Life are known in Anishinaabe culture as these
What are the Seven Grandfather Teachings?
The "top" level of society within a certain lens, it includes conscious and unconscious goals, philosophies, and beliefs
What is superstructure?
This thinker discusses how nature is a part of history and culture
Who is Ruth Hubbard?
This lens uses terms such as material conditions and kinship to analyse culture
What is cultural materialism?
A complex concept that can involve many factors, it's typically a word for a group of people who share a common descent or cultural background
What is ethnicity?