Culture and Identity

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Mind Map on Culture and Identity, created by lisetaylorx on 02/04/2014.
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Culture and Identity
  1. Theories
    1. Functionalist
      1. Society is a system
        1. Made up of different parts
          1. E.g. religion, family, government
        2. Every society has basic needs/requirements that must be met for society to survive
          1. Social institutions are needed for needs to be met
            1. E.g. family, education
            2. E.g. socialisation, production of food
            3. Order and balance comes from socialisation into norms and values
              1. Shared norms and values: value consensus
                1. Prevents conflict
              2. Marxist
                1. Economy
                  1. Most important social instition
                    1. Controls distribution of resources needed for society/individuals to survive
                  2. Social class
                    1. Ruling class (bourgeoisie)
                      1. Owns means of production
                        1. Exploit workers
                          1. Workers paid less than value of their work
                        2. Working class (proletariat)
                          1. Minumum wage
                            1. Labour work
                          2. Behaviour of individuals moulded by social institutions
                            1. Social institutions maintain the interests of the ruling class
                            2. Karl Marx
                              1. Media
                                1. Owned by bourgeoisie
                                  1. We see what they want us to see
                                    1. Working class do not have their own interests: false conciousness
                                2. Feminists
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