Essay - Sociology Universal Values Societies and Social Beliefs Change from Tribe...

Sociology

Universal Values

***** and social beliefs change from tribe to *****, and from nation to nation. The constructed nature of social beliefs mandate that from one society ***** another, the ***** beliefs ***** because each tribe has experienced a different growth curve, has experienced a different history, ***** identified different seminal events. As a result, each tribe has a unique set of socially constructed beliefs.

For most of the last century, the primary understanding of social values has been based on a constructed and evolutionary model. Darwin's and his cousin Galton's theories of ***** identities have influenced the field of sociology. What was once believed to be passed down as 'truth' on the authority of a society's religious ***** has now *****en redefined as 'myth construction.' We believe that man's feelings of weakness, or powerlessness over aspects of his environment has led individual societies to build myths which look toward supernatural, or causes which are based on factors which are 'essentially o*****r' than the human experience in order to give them a sense of power over the powerful, or c*****trol over ***** uncontrollable ***** of life.

However, while the *****dividual details ***** these social ***** change from ***** ***** tribe, I see a common thread through all of man's tribal beliefs and values. The Kaulong of New Guinea believe in spirit powers ***** emanate ***** the individual ***** f*****m the basis of their societal ***** (Goodale, 1995). The Greeks and Romans ***** that separate beings, the Gods of Mt Olympus were causal to ***** lives events, and therefore their values were build around the process of interacting, ***** influencing the God's. The Chinese worship their ancestors, and believe that through honoring the ancient ancestors ***** ancient traditions ***** good fortune and power will flow into ***** daily lives.

The similarity between ***** tribal values is that each ***** tribe looks outward, beyond themselves and the physical life to a met*****physical influence over life in order to gain meaning, understanding, power, and ***** over *****ir own lives. Humans have a unified ***** universal value construct which seeks to connect to a higher power, a ***** force outside of ourselves to ***** we look for me*****ning. This is a univers*****l *****, timeless, and unchanging across the centuries.

Social values and cultural ideas as identified in architecture and personal - ***** space usage

***** Bernardino's campus ***** the Cali*****nia State university system is a peaceful ***** small campus *****ting in ***** shadow of the San Bernard*****o mountains. The setting is peaceful, and ***** campus ***** laid out ***** reflect, ***** *****ll as enhance the mountains which with just to the west of *****. The social ***** of the college are obviously built ***** ***** value of ***** education.

The ***** obvious element ***** ***** usage in the campus ***** gives support to the commitment to education is the library, which sits in the very center of the ***** buildings. All roads come to the hub ***** campus, ***** is the library building.