culture? q: what’s the difference between an australian and a tub of yoghurt? a: the yoghurt has...

Culture?Culture?

Q: What’s the difference between an Australian and a tub of yoghurt?A: The yoghurt has culture.

IS THIS A FAIR STATEMENT TO MAKE?

What is culture?What is culture?

The word The word cultureculture, from , from the the Latin colo, -erecolo, -ere, with , with its root meaning "to its root meaning "to cultivate“. cultivate“.

Culture refers to the Culture refers to the universal human capacity universal human capacity to classify, and to classify, and communicate their communicate their experiences experiences symbolically. .


Culture - has been called "Culture - has been called "the way of lifethe way of life for an entire society." As such, it includes for an entire society." As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, codes of manners, dress, language, religion, , rituals, norms of behaviors and , norms of behaviors and systems of belief. systems of belief.


A common way of understanding culture is A common way of understanding culture is to see it as consisting of four elements that to see it as consisting of four elements that are "passed on from generation to are "passed on from generation to generation by learning alone":generation by learning alone":

values norms institutions Artifacts..


Values comprise ideas about what in life Values comprise ideas about what in life seems important. seems important.

(Fast write) What are the Values in Australia (Fast write) What are the Values in Australia and why?and why?


Norms consist of expectations of how Norms consist of expectations of how people will behave in various situations. people will behave in various situations.

(Fast write) What are the norms in (Fast write) What are the norms in Australia? Australia?


Institutions are the structures of a society Institutions are the structures of a society within which values and norms are within which values and norms are transmitted. transmitted.

Fast write) What institution do you go to Fast write) What institution do you go to daily and show values and social norms?daily and show values and social norms?


Artifacts—things, or aspects of material Artifacts—things, or aspects of material culture derive from a culture's values and culture derive from a culture's values and norms. norms.

Fast write) What artifact in your life Fast write) What artifact in your life describes you?describes you?


SSubcultures:ubcultures:

Melting Pot:Melting Pot:

Multiculturalism: Multiculturalism:

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