For this learning journal entry, you are going to analyze the culture of your family using the concepts provided in this unit. Is your family a member of the dominant culture? What are the beliefs and values of your familys culture (mores, folkways, taboos)? What are the physical items (sacred or not) and symbols that make up the physical component of your familys culture (physical culture)? Is your family into high culture or popular culture, or some combination of both? Is there Eurocentrism or ethnocentrism present. To what extent is consumer capitalism and patriarchy present in your family culture? Where is power located in all this? In other words, who creates and reproduces your familys culture?
Culture can be coercive. Have you ever violated or rejected the cultural norms of your family? Were emotional, psychological, or physical sanctions (positive or negative) applied to get you to conform?
Culture is also contested. Do you resist the imposition of the family/dominant culture in any way? Do you participate in minority cultures (subcultures or countercultures)? If so, identify its materials, ideas, and practices.
If you are uncomfortable analyzing your own family, pick an alternative site, like your friend group, your worksite, or a famous family from television. If you choose a famous family, do some external reading to find out more about them so you can answer the questions above.
Instructions outlining the Learning Journal and your submission options, including expected word count, weighting, and submission instructions, are provided in the Learning Journal Instructions document. Please use the to submit your journal entries
For best marks you should do the following:
- Provide a well-constructed answer that stays within the word or time limits.
- Use as many concepts from the unit as you can. Focus on concepts highlighted in bold.
- Incorporate as many sociological theories identified in the chapter as possible.
- Cite the text. Whenever you are using concepts from the text, make sure to cite the text, including the page number. This might seem onerous, but citing page numbers is excellent practice for when you are required to do term papers.
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