W3 culture_Shin Won(신원)

1. Summary

- Culture

 This week's topic is the culture. Culture is the difference between nature and nurture. Culture is not determined only by the unique biological properties. Examples from the text, some tribes living in the nude. The dress will be reflected in the culture.

 Culture is more than an object or action. Culture is not strictly uniform. Many sociologists say, "The root of culture is language." Keep using the language, development and the like were made.

- High Culture

The early 19th century and 18th century, appeared in Europe. The culture reflects the colonial era and inequality. In some countries, high culture, says that the more civilized. Examples are the elite items. According to this logic, the Jazz is higher than the indigenous music culture. Many people didn`t use that concept.

- Changes to the concept of culture

 During the Romantic era, was divided into primitive culture and civilization. In the late 19th century, the concept of culture has been broadened. New perspectives offered the ranks rather than separation between cultures. Many sociologists refuse the cultured vs. non-cultured concept.

- The origin of culture

Anthropologists say "Man is equally evolving and as a result the culture." It has a material culture and symbolic culture. Each reflects a different type of human activity.

- Non-mainstream culture

The sub-culture is the culture of ethnic minorities. Subcultures ignore the standards of society. It is a kind of sub-culture counterculture. Counterculture denies standard culture. For example, there is a hippie.

Hippies are denied the wisdom values of the older generation, that is, a person who acts as a antisocial.

- Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism

Ethnocentrism is to look at other cultures in their own cultural perspective. For example, it is toadyism. China was treated as a subordinate other cultures.

Korean king was worshiped in China blindly.

- Function of culture

Culture is responsible for a specific function in society. In addition to the ability to create and maintain inequality.

- Cultural change

The factors of cultural change, there is invention, environmental, cultural and other contacts, etc.

2. Interesting things

It is a phenomenon called high culture in the 19th century and 18th century. But now it seems that the culture is represented as a luxury. As you read this article, the high culture became an interesting idea that can be found in society today.

3. discussion

There is a culture appear in every part of our lives. But I heard this question while reading the article. Tribes around in the nude is also expressed in non-culture. Maybe naked but also their own culture?