Culture & Socialisation
CULTURE
<words and symbols>
Sapir-Whorf
 Hypothesis



   Culture




  Language




   Reality
Language ‘shapes’ our world…
• “I can’t stop you”

• “Up to you lor…”

• “What do you want?

• “Yes?”
It’s never ‘just’ a symbol
What has changed?
<body language>
<norms and sanctions>
Are there any
 norms you must
follow which you
   DON’T like?
<values>
What is a ‘value’?
<sub-cultures>
Ethno-Centrism
Cultural
Relativism
Globalisation
<culture and ideology>
“The purity of different cultures
makes Malaysia a great country as it is
spurred by pragmatic policies,
especially the national transformation
policy. No other country could match
Malaysia in terms of cultural diversity
that made Malaysia’s special.”

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Post-Materiality in Malaysia?
SOCIALISATION
CREATING the Self
Cooley’s Looking Glass Self
<agents of socialisation>
Rite de Passage
Life Courses / Milestones
MANAGING the Self
Dramaturgical
Lecture 3   Culture & Socialisation

Lecture 3 Culture & Socialisation