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| Hollywood Backlot Mosaic |
Robert E. Park famously stated: “The City is a mosaic of little worlds which touch but do not interpenetrate.”
The objective of this course is to see how different cultures come together and if their worlds intertwine. I am personally interested in the socio-economic differences our society has to offer. I took this class because it is a perfect mix of sociology, anthropology, economics, and geography. I wanted to enrich my knowledge in what difference differences make in everyday life in big cities like Los Angeles. I think this project gives a perfect opportunity for us students to go out of our comfort zones, explore, have a first hand experience of the city and its social differences. So far we learned about the "division of labor", which sparked my interest, because it is an economic term that Emile Durkheim connected to the cultural differences. Los Angeles is a cutural mosaic that consists of colaborating or clashing nations. People have immigrated here from all around the world to start new lives and provide a better future for their children. Not only are there people who have lived here for many generations, but there are people who are sometimes called "fresh off the boat" who haven't been assimilated to the host nation's cutlure, language, and behavior. The impact of globalization and the shift from folk culture to popular culture is evident by looking at some of the photos from the time frame between the 1880s to present day: http://valleyrelics.net/photos.html http://www.facebook.com/valleyrelics
The objective of this course is to see how different cultures come together and if their worlds intertwine. I am personally interested in the socio-economic differences our society has to offer. I took this class because it is a perfect mix of sociology, anthropology, economics, and geography. I wanted to enrich my knowledge in what difference differences make in everyday life in big cities like Los Angeles. I think this project gives a perfect opportunity for us students to go out of our comfort zones, explore, have a first hand experience of the city and its social differences. So far we learned about the "division of labor", which sparked my interest, because it is an economic term that Emile Durkheim connected to the cultural differences. Los Angeles is a cutural mosaic that consists of colaborating or clashing nations. People have immigrated here from all around the world to start new lives and provide a better future for their children. Not only are there people who have lived here for many generations, but there are people who are sometimes called "fresh off the boat" who haven't been assimilated to the host nation's cutlure, language, and behavior. The impact of globalization and the shift from folk culture to popular culture is evident by looking at some of the photos from the time frame between the 1880s to present day: http://valleyrelics.net/photos.html http://www.facebook.com/valleyrelics
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| Downtown Los Angeles |
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