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

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