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Understanding Culture
Chapter 3 Section 1
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Culture
• The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs
• Eight elements, known as traits, are examined to study culture.
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8 Traits to Study Culture:
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1) Social Groups
• Compare different groups of people in a society
• Compare the number of rich, poor, and middle class people
• Look at how the young and old are treated• Study the different roles of men and women• Examine a country’s different ethnic groups
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Ethnic Groups
• A group of people who share a common history, language, religion, and some physical characteristics.
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2 Particular Ethnic Groups:
• Majority Group- Controls most of the wealth and power
• Minority Group- People whose race or ethnic origin is different of that of the majority group
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2) Language
• Sharing a language is one of the strongest unifying forces for a culture.
• There maybe different dialects of the language spoken
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Dialect
• A local form of a language
Examples:-Soda, pop, coke-Ya’ll
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3) Religion
• Helps people answer basic questions about life’s meaning
• Religious beliefs vary significantly around the world
*See Chart Excerpt
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4) Daily Life
• What and how people eat.Examples:-Pizza, tacos, egg roll-Fingers, silverware
∙What people wear
∙What style of homes they build
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5) History
• Shapes how we view the world• We celebrate holidays to honor successes
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6) Arts
• A way of culture expression• Paintings and sculptures• Architecture, dance, music, theater, and
literature
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7) Government
• People need rules in order to live together without conflict.
• Rules and laws are created by governments
*See Chart Excerpt
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8) Economy
• How the people in a society earn a living
Examples:-Farm-Manu factor Products-Provide Services: Design a web page, prepare
food
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Cultural Change
• Cultures do not remain the same.• Humans constantly invent new ideas and
technologies
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Cultural Diffusion
• Process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures
• Today television and the internet are making this process occur very rapidly.
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Culture Over Time (1)
• First Human Societies-Hunting and Gathering-Nomadic- move from place to place, to follow
sources of food
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Culture Over Time (2)
• Then, 10,000 Years Ago-People learned to grow food, by planting seeds-This brought about the Agricultural Revolution -People stayed in one place and built
civilizations
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Civilizations
• Highly developed cultures• Among the first Civilizations were, present
day:1. Iraq2. Egypt3. India4. China
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Culture Over Time (3)
• 1700s and 1800s• Countries began to industrialize, use machines
and factories to make goods• As a result, the Industrial Revolution occurred• People began to live longer, healthier, more
comfortable lives.
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Culture Over Time (4)
• Recently• The Information Revolution
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Culture Regions
• Regions- Areas that share common characteristics
• Culture Regions- Different countries that share common traits