Reflective writing: How Culture Appears in Everyday Activities
This assignment is based on chapters 3 and 5. Culture influences all aspects of our lives and is reflected in everyday activities we do. For example, our eating habits, clothing, social relationships, communication, entertainment and religious beliefs reflect our culture. These everyday activities connect directly to elements of culture.Your task:
First -Read chapter 3 from the textbook and identify all elements of culture. Read chapter 5 and review section on agents of socialization. the link for the book
https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-...Second – answer the following writing prompt.
Prompt 1- Pick two everyday activities/ habits (your own/personal) and discuss how they relate to at least three elements of culture. (10 points for each activity/habit – total points=20)
Here is an example:
My personal habit: I eat only vegetarian food.
How it relates to my culture: I was born and raised in a family that did not eat any meat. My religious beliefs encouraged “Ahinsa” / non-violence – this was reflected in food choices.
Elements of culture it relates to: Material culture (actual food), non-material culture (the idea of non-violence), Belief (food is a blessing and vegetarian food is offered to God)
Agents of socialization: my family, peer group and religion.
Please note – the example above is only for illustration. For your assignment please do not use bullet points. You will use regular academic writing style. This is a personal reflection so please give some background information about each activity/habit you are writing about.