culture
“FIVE MORE OUTS”: How Chicago Cubs’ magic and superstition build community
At about 9:00 on the night of Monday, September 12, 2016, two different group texts started on my phone at … Read More
CULTURAL SYMBOLS: Teaching the Confederate flag
Updated September 20, 2018 Cultural symbols and the meanings applied to them are not fixed in time. Within sociology, there … Read More
NACIREMA: UPDATING A CLASSIC TO SEE YOUR OWN CULTURE AS AN OUTSIDER
Nacirema, that “exotic”, far-off place where people do “strange” things is one of the best ways to help … Read More
NORM VIOLATION: PETS OR FOOD?
Why don’t we eat dogs? That question will always get student’s attention. The definitions of “appropriate” food are … Read More
VIOLATING SOCIAL NORMS: cellphones
Often we are not consciously aware of the prevailing social norms that dominate our culture until they are … Read More
“FIVE MORE OUTS”: How Chicago Cubs’ magic and superstition build community
At about 9:00 on the night of Monday, September 12, 2016, two different group texts started on my phone at … Read More
CULTURAL SYMBOLS: Teaching the Confederate flag
Updated September 20, 2018 Cultural symbols and the meanings applied to them are not fixed in time. Within sociology, there … Read More
NACIREMA: UPDATING A CLASSIC TO SEE YOUR OWN CULTURE AS AN OUTSIDER
Nacirema, that “exotic”, far-off place where people do “strange” things is one of the best ways to help … Read More
NORM VIOLATION: PETS OR FOOD?
Why don’t we eat dogs? That question will always get student’s attention. The definitions of “appropriate” food are … Read More
VIOLATING SOCIAL NORMS: cellphones
Often we are not consciously aware of the prevailing social norms that dominate our culture until they are … Read More