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HARRY POTTER AND CULTURE
Chapter 2Sociology
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Culture
All the shared products of human groups
Includes both physical objects, and the beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by a group
Material culture vs. nonmaterial culture
5 Basic Components of Culture
Technology Symbols Language Values Norms
Technology
Society’s culture consists of not only physical objects but also the rules for using those objects
Name some basic examples of technology in our world
What about in Harry Potter’s world?
Quick Quote Quill
Flying Cars
Rememberall
Invisibility Cloak
Portkeys
Time Turner
Symbols
A symbol has a shared meaning attached to it
Words, gestures, images, sounds, etc
American Symbols
Language
Organization of written or spoken symbols
English principal language in the USA, but not everyone speaks it
Harry Potter Language
Muggle Horcrux Pensieve Parseltongue
Values
Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong
Good
Evil
Subculture
Not all groups in society share the same values, norms, and behaviors
Subcultures can form
Chinatown; Little Havana
Potter Subcultures
Order of the Phoenix
CounterCultures
Groups who reject the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society
Examples are the Mafia, religious cults, KKK
Death Eaters
Culture Shock
Challenges when moving from one culture to another
Have you experienced culture shock?
Potter Cultureshock
Transition between Wizard world to life with Dursley’s