Lecture 3 Culture & Socialisation
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Culture & Socialisation
CULTURE
<words and symbols>
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Language
Reality
Culture
Language ‘shapes’ our world…
• “I can’t stop you”
• “Up to you lor…”
• “What do you want?
• “Yes?”
It’s never ‘just’ a symbol
What has changed?
<body language>
<norms and sanctions>
Are there any norms you must follow which you
DON’T like?
<values>
What is a ‘value’?
<sub-cultures>
Ethno-Centrism
CulturalRelativism
Globalisation
<culture and ideology>
“The purity of different cultures makes Malaysia a great country as it is spurred by pragmatic policies, especially the national transformation policy. No other country could match Malaysia in terms of cultural diversity that made Malaysia’s special.”
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Post-Materiality in Malaysia?
SOCIALISATION
CREATING the Self
Cooley’s Looking Glass Self
<agents of socialisation>
Rite de Passage
Life Courses / Milestones
MANAGING the Self
Dramaturgical
