culture: all the shared products of human groups
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Components of CultureTRANSCRIPT
Chapter Two A:Cultural Diversity
Culture: all the shared products of human groups
Material vs. Nonmaterial CultureMaterial Culture Nonmaterial
CulturePhysical objects that
people create & use
Examples: automobiles, books, buildings, clothing, computers & cooking
Abstract human creations
Examples: beliefs, family patterns, ideas, language, political & economic systems, & rules
Components of Culture
Technologya culture’s physical objects and rules associated with their use
Symbolsanything that represents something else
Languagethe organization of written or spoken symbols
into a standardized system
Valuesshared beliefs about right/wrong, good/bad, desirable/undesirable
Norms
shared rules of conduct inspecific situations
Examining Culture
Culture Traitso individual tool, act, or belief related to a
particular situation/needExample: – using knives, forks & spoons to eat
Culture Complexescluster of interrelated traits
Example – Footballcontains many different typesof materials, acts & beliefs
Culture Patternscombination of a number of culture
complexes into an interrelated whole
Example – baseball ,basketball, football, soccer, swimming, tennis & track combine to formthe American athletic pattern
CLASSWORK: Chapter 2Page 29 #2-4Page 39 #3-5Page 40 #1-10 Indentifying People & IdeasPage 40 #1-7 Understanding Main IdeasPage 40 #1-5 Thinking Critically