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Theories of Culture and Identity
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- 1what is functionalism?a structuralidt theory which assumes society is based on consensus
- 2What did Durkheim [1858-1917] suggest about culture as a system?*believed society and culture were more important than the individual.
*based on society existed before the individual is born into it and continues after death.
*societes are characterised by social order.
*Peoples behaviour is generally patterned and predictable.
*Individuals agreed on shared norms and values
*THEREFORE culture is the cement that bonds people togeth in society and allows successful human relationships - 3What did Durkheim suggest about culture in pre-industrial societies?*the functions of social institutions was to socialise individuals into the shared culture of society.
*agents of socialisation were extremely powerful cultural influences on individual behaviour.
*Individuals identity was secondary to cultural conformity.
*Societies showed high levels of social solidarity and a strong sense kf belonging. - 4what does Durkheim suggest about culture in modern societies?*industrialisation and urbanisation have the potential to undermine value consensus and cultural conformity due to the experience of more choice in beliefs and actions.
*As a result we become less like each other, which is potentially disruptive as people get confused on what they should live by and could come into conflict with each other.
-ANOMIE - 5How does the specialised division of labour effect culture? [Durkheim]*Social order would still be maintained in a weak form due to social institutions continuing to socialiee people into a shared culture.
*people should be prepared to take their place in the specialised division of labour
*SDL reinforces social order as a result in people being dependent on one another fro societys survival and continuation. - 6what does specialised division of labour mean?the way the economy organises work into specialist jobs
- 7What does Parsons [1902-1979] say about the role of socialisation?*ensures that most people internalise values from the cultural system and operate according to them when perfoming their social roles
*The expectations reflect the key values of the cultural system.
*behaviour is powerfully shaped by the impact of the cultural system.
*Individuals behave as if programmed to perfom to the funtional requirements of particular roles. - 8How does Parsons see the family in socialisation?*family is a personality factory moulding and shaping human identity according to one common cultural pattern.
*the function of the parents is to train and mould the passive child into the image of society - 9what do functionalist say about education?blah
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- Perspective of Culture and Identity from: •Functionalism •Marxism •Neo-marxism •Interactionism •Postmodernism
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