culture what is culture? knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared and passed on by a group. how do...
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What is Culture?• Knowledge, attitudes, and
behaviors • shared and passed on by a
group.
How do we learn culture?• Learned from family, school, peers.• Learned from media, social institutions.
What are the Elements of Culture?
1. Language 2. Religion (beliefs / morals / mores)3. Food and Shelter (Types / Styles)4. Education Systems5. Security/Protection6. Relationships – Family and Others7. Political and Social Organizations8. Creative Expression - Recreation
1. Language
• Allows for communication to exist• Helps establish cultural identities
• Oral tradition - Helps pass cultural traits along through generations
• There are between 3,000 and 6,500 different languages spoken in the world today• We know of 7,000 that have been spoken
• Dialect – different versions of the same basic language
2. ReligionThe belief in a supernatural power or powers, responsible for the creation and maintenance of the universe
Major Types of Religions?
1. Monotheistic – belief in one god2. Polytheistic – belief in many gods3. Animistic or Traditional – belief in the
forces of nature4. Nontheistic – Supernatural, but no
deities5. Atheistic – No deities, no supernatural
3. Food and Shelter –
The places we live and the things we eat
4. Education
• How culture is taught or learned
1. Formal – Schools, Universities, Religion (church)
2. In-Formal – Family, Friends, Social Clubs / Groups
5. Security/Protection• Military – National
Govt.• Police – Local Govt.• Family - Tribe
6. Relationships – Family and Others
• Family• Friends• Classmates / Co-Workers
7. Political and social organization • Government System
– Make rules and laws to keep society in order
• Clubs– Examples? Boys and
Girls, Boy Scouts, FFA, Optimists,
• Fraternal organizations– Kiwanis, University,
Veterans, Masonic etc.
8. Creative Expression - Recreation
• Music – instruments, singing
• Art– Paintings, sculpture,
photography• Dance• Theater• Literature
– Novels, Poems• Architecture• Sports• Outdoor activities• Hobbies
What is your culture?
Where do cultures start?• Cultural Hearth – where innovations, ideas,
materials and technology begin
How do cultures change and spread?
Innovation – creating something new to meet a need.
Diffusion – spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior
Can you think of an example of this?
Can you think of an example of this?
Assimilation – smaller society adopts the culture of a majority group
Acculturation – society accepts or adopts an innovation
How do cultures change and spread?
Can you think of an example of this?
Can you think of an example of this?
The Columbian Exchange– The exchange of animals, plants, culture and human
populations including slaves, communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres after 1492
How are cultural regions organized?
• Society – a group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity and a culture
• Ethnic groups – a specific group within a society that shares a common language, customs, and heritage