Tuesday, January 2015

• Culture• Culture Project

What is Culture?• Knowledge, attitudes,

and behaviors shared and passed on by a group

Are you born with culture, or is it taught to you?

• Culture is learned

Who teaches you culture?• family, school, peersWhat things do we share as – Humans? – Americans? – South Carolinians?

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• Assimilation – smaller society adopts the culture of a

majority group• Acculturation – society accepts or adopts an innovation

• Columbian Exchange– widespread exchange of the animals, plants, culture and

human populations including slaves, communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

What culture did America adopt these things from?

• Hot Dogs + Hamburgers– German

• Chocolate– Aztec

• Democratic Government– Greek

• Halloween– Celtic

• Number system– Hindu-Arab

• Hockey– Canadian

• Paper Money– Chinese

Examples - How do cultures change and spread?

Cultural Diffusion – Real Life Example

• The blues originated in the “field hollars” of southern slaves.

• The ancient African call-and-response pattern is the core of the blues.

• Recordings of early artists from the 1920’s and 30’s reached Europe before World War II.

• Cultural Diffusion!

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Examples of Cultural Diffusion

• Chinatown is an area with people from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao and these exist all over the world.

• Paper was first made in China as well as gun powder.

• The Spread of music• Popularity of sushi, a traditional Japanese

dish, shows diffusion of Japanese cuisine.• The Silk Road• Forced Cultural diffusion would be Afghans

forcing some to convert to Islam.

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Cultural Assimilation

• Happens when two cultures or groups of people influence on anther.

• Cultural customs, traditions, religious practices can all assimilate between two or more cultures.

• Taking and celebrating other religions holidays

• Accents

Blues Diffusion

Robert Johnson• Traveling Riverside Blu

es– Recorded in 1937

Led Zepellin• Traveling Riverside Blu

es– Recorded in 1969

Blues Diffusion

Howlin’ Wolf• Back Door Man– 1961

The Doors• Back Door Man– 1967

What are the 8 Traits of Culture?

Language Religion (beliefs / morals / mores)Food and Shelter (Types / Styles)

Education SystemsSecurity/Protection

Relationships – Family and OthersPolitical and Social OrganizationsCreative Expression - Recreation

1. Language• Allows for communication to exist• There are between 3,000 and 6,500 different languages

spoken in the world today!• Helps establish cultural identities• Can divide people– Canada - French/English

• Oral tradition - Helps pass cultural traits along through generations

• Dialect – different versions of the same basic language– “You all” vs. “ya’ll” vs. “you guys”

• Language Diffusion– Follow trade routes– Blend from other languages– Migration

2. Religion Major world

religions• Christianity - 33%• Islam - 21%• Hinduism - 14%• Buddhism - 6%• Judaism - .2%• Others -25%

What is religion?The belief in a supernatural power or

powers, responsible for the creation and maintenance of the universe

Types of Religions?Monotheistic – belief in one god

Polytheistic – belief in many godsAnimistic or Traditional – belief in the

forces of nature

3. Food and Shelter – The places we live and the things we

eat

4. Education

- How culture is taught or learned

Formal – Schools, Universities, Religion (church)

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

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

Culture Project•Using the provided paper, create a web diagram/graphic organizer.•Using the term CULTURE as the main idea, define all 8 components of culture and give at least 2 examples of each. •Make your diagram visually attractive and BE NEAT! Color is required and pictures will help your grade!•Each component is worth 12.5 points for a 100 total.•This is a project grade!

Culture•Language •Religion (beliefs / morals / mores)•Food and Shelter (Types / Styles)•Education Systems•Security/Protection•Relationships – Family Structure and Others•Political and Social Organizations•Creative Expression - Recreation

Culture

Language

Religion

Food and

Shelter

Education

Systems

Security and

Protection

Family Structu

re

Political and Social Organizations

Creative

Expression