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Bell Work
What is culture? What are its different parts? How can you recognize one culture from another?
“The Sacred Rac”
Read the article and answer the questions on the overhead in
your notebook on pg 1.
Culture is…
…the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and material objects that are passed from one generation to the next
Characteristics of CultureCulture adapts to environmentsCulture is learned Culture can changeCulture influences our behaviorWe are not aware of culture or know all of itCultures do not exist in isolation
Six Aspects of CultureGovernment and International RelationsResources and EconomicsReligion and Spiritual BeliefsLearning and TechnologyFamily Life, Community, and SocietyArts and Crafts
Government and International RelationsHow would you define
our political culture?
What role does America play globally?
Resources and EconomicsWhat natural resources
are available?What goods are
produced?What type of monetary
system is used?How do people acquire
goods and services?
Religion and Spiritual BeliefsWhat do people believe in?How and whom do they worship?Is practicing religion mandatory?How are those whose beliefs differ from the
majority treated?How do beliefs affect everyday life?
Learning and TechnologyHow are people educated?Who attends school, and what is taught?Who determines what is taught and who
teaches it?What technologies are available both at
school and in the home?
Family, Life, Community, and SocietyHow are people arranged in groups?Who lives together, under what conditions?Are family, race, religion, ethnicity, or other
factors of high importance?Do these issues divide people?What are their daily customs?Do they celebrate any special days?
Arts and CraftsWhat types of paintings, sculptures, music,
and architecture do the people create?What type of handmade goods do they
possess?What types of written creative works are
being bought and sold?
Identifying Aspects of Culture
Bell WorkHow would you describe the pictures of the
women below? Are they beautiful? What sets our ideas of beauty apart from these ideals of beauty?
How would you describe American Culture?
Attitudes about CultureCulture Shock: confusion/disorientation
people feel when they come into contact with a different culture
Cultural Relativism: not judging a culture, but trying to understand it on its own terms
Ethnocentrism: using one’s own culture to judge the ways of other individuals or societies
**Usually leads to negative evaluations of other cultures**
Material CultureThe things we acquire in
life
Artifacts
Items that define us as individuals
Homework:For Friday, bring in an
object from home that is a part of your material culture. The item must be small enough to fit into a paper bag.
Material CultureTime to take out your
brown bag object!
Get into a group of three.
Share what you brought
Ask other members of your group to try and determine meaning