Friday, April 27, 2012
Emotional Energy is a strong benefit of group membership (society, a cultural group or structural group) is the emotional energy one receives from taking part in social gatherings. Durkheim called this "collective effervescence". Like the Atmosphere concert, when it gets quiet and then all of a sudden everyone sings the same song, all you hear are hundreds, thousands of people enjoying something without a care in the world. Or even at a Clippers game when Blake Griffin is about to dunk the ball... That feeling when thousands of people get silent and wait, watching to see if he'll make the game point. That feeling of connection with a complete stranger...
Gender Role Socialization is the lifelong process of learning to be masculine or feminine. Families are the primary source of socialization and greatly impact gender role socialization. This picture shows a little boy getting his "birthday punches". Since hes a boy, whether hes 8 or 18 years old, he has to take it like a "man".
Instrumental Role: Men more suited for the role of the person who provides the family's material support and is often an authority figure. These men working as police officers shows how masculine they are. Expressive Role: women more suited for the person who provides the family's emotional support and nurturing.This woman is being a mother to her child.
Minority Groups is made up of members of a social group that is systematically denied the same access to power and resources available to dominant groups of a society. This picture shows Women and Gay's
Symbolic Ethnicity is an ethnic identity that is only relevent on specific occasions and does not significantly impact everyday live. Cinco De Mayo is a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.
Ethnicity is a socially defined category based on common language, religion, nationality, history, or another cultural factor.
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