Culture, Sub Culture and Counter Culture: Respond to these questions as practice for upcoming online instructions due 3/24 for 5 extra credit points). Both the questions below and the 2 (not more than 3 pages) reflection on culture will be worth 5 extra points – handy if you have missed previous class sessions, need to make or catch up on any previously due work etc.
Read the sections from your openstax and Alapo text books, the journal articles, videos or summaries posted below. Reflect on all the wonderful discussion on culture that we have had in the classroom since the beginning of the semester then and respond to any 2 of the following questions. Explain why you did not select any of the other responses.
Questions on section 3.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
- What theoretical perspective views society as having a system of interdependent inherently connected parts? Explain the response and compare and contrast your selection to the other perspectives. a) Sociobiology b) Functionalism c) Conflict theory d) Ethnocentrism.
2. A sociologist conducts research into the ways that Hispanic American students are historically underprivileged in the U.S. education system. What theoretical approach is the sociologist using? Explain the response and compare and contrast your selection to the other perspectives a) Symbolic interactionism b) Functionalism c) Conflict theory d) Ethnocentrism
4. The “American Dream”—the notion that anybody can be successful and rich if they work hard enough—is most commonly associated with which sociological theory? a) Sociobiology b) Functionalism c) Conflict theory d) Ethnocentrism. Explain the response and compare and contrast your selection to the other perspectives
5) The American flag is a material object that denotes the United States of America; however, there are certain connotations that many associate with the flag, like bravery and freedom. In this example, what are bravery and freedom? Explain what each of these may mean in relation to the statement above. a) Symbols b) Language c) Material cultured) Nonmaterial culture. Explain the response and compare and contrast your selection to the other perspectives.
Instructions to post on openlab
To post your hw, go to the plus sign at the top of the site > type a title and type the body of your post > choose category “HW 3 Due 3/24” on the right > publish. Use your class notes, videos and reading as references.
Read: Open Stax ch. 3, Alapo, ch. 6.
- Journal Article on Culture and Leadership in the 21st Century
- Week 3 reading on Culture
- Week 4 reading on Pop Culture, Counter Culture and Sub Culture
Videos
- How Beliefs and Values Define Culture
- Cultures, Subcultures and Counter Cultures
- Symbols, Values and Norms
- Norms: folkways, mores, laws, taboo
- Taboos around the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U57s0X4imIw
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Bassirou Ouedraogo
topic #4 : ” The American Dream ” belief that everybody can become rich just by working harder enough
I believe that this theory fall in to the Sociology theory call Conflict theory because this theory is not universal. We can see that not all people that work hard are rich and in the other Hand we can also see that most of the rich people are not working Hard at all. For example if we take the case of a average citizen that work 40hours a week and 15 dollar hourly we can see that that individual can not afford the leaving cost in NYC and it’s the same individual that work harder and at times have to find a seconds job to be able to afford his expenses.
But if we see the case of a an Entrepreneur that just invest his money in stock or bank we will see that in just some days that entrepreneur will be making sometimes double what he had invest into the stock without event working. So we can conclude that not but only working hard will make you become rich . Yes it’s a part of your path but its not necessary .
Cristal Garcia
What theoretical perspective views society as having a system of interdependent inherently connected parts? Explain the response and compare and contrast your selection to the other perspectives. a) Sociobiology b) Functionalism c) Conflict theory d) Ethnocentrism.
A functionalist perspective acknowledges that there are many parts of culture that work together as a system to fulfill society’s needs. Functionalism views culture as a reflection of society’s value. However, Conflict theorists see culture as inherently unequal, based upon factors like gender, class, race, and age. Ethnocentrism thinks that their own culture is better than another culture. In contrast, conflict theory believes the same. Finally, sociobiology the study of the biological basis of human behavior. Various cultural and sociological occurrences can be explained by these theories; however, there is no one “right” view thought which to understand the culture.
A sociologist conducts research into the ways that Hispanic American students are historically underprivileged in the U.S. education system. What theoretical approach is sociologist using? Explain the response and compare and contrast your selection to the other perspectives a) Symbolic interactionism b) Functionalism c) Conflict theory
Functionalism views society as a system in which all parts work—or function—together to create society as a whole. In this way, societies need culture to exist. Cultural norms function to support the fluid operation of society, and cultural values guide people in making choices. However, conflict theory views social structure as inherently unequal, based on power differentials related to issues like class, gender, race, and age. For a conflict theorist, culture is seen as reinforcing issues of “privilege” for certain groups based upon race, sex, class, and so on. Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective that is most concerned with the face-to-face interactions between members of society. Interactionists see culture as being created and maintained by the ways people interact and in how individuals interpret each other’s actions.