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Culture Ch. 3

Culture Ch. 3. Sociology. Basis of Culture. Culture and Society Culture- knowledge, language, values, customs, and objects passed down through generations Helps to explain human behavior. Society. A group of people that live in defined territory and have common culture

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Culture Ch. 3

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  1. CultureCh. 3 Sociology

  2. Basis of Culture • Culture and Society • Culture- knowledge, language, values, customs, and objects passed down through generations • Helps to explain human behavior

  3. Society • A group of people that live in defined territory and have common culture • Way of life for certain groups of people

  4. Section 1: Cultural Travels and Events Different cultural aspects around the world

  5. Cheese Rolling • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyvtCzxQDk

  6. Spanish Culture • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aM_3-00qX4 • Running with the Bulls • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdMzMdfDJ1A • Tomato Fight

  7. Finnish Wife Carrying • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7IM9f16QZ4

  8. Culture from around the world • I have given you several different cultural experiences from around the world. I would like for you to go online and see what crazy and unique things happen around the world, and write down 1 that you think is crazy or unique and briefly explain about it (1-2 sentences)

  9. American Cultural Aspects • Think about America and what it offers the world in response to crazy and unique things that we do. Try and list as many as you can, getting help from a partner when needed • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYhaqNAF70 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QW_ve1TlmI

  10. Cultural Aspects • One of the things that makes America unique is the dropping of the Ball on New Year’s Day • Please go online and look up other items that are dropped in different places around America and list two of the craziest items that you can find

  11. North Carolina Possum Drop • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpXU5Li7TxY • Brasstown, North Carolina

  12. Section 2

  13. More Words, More Meaning • When something is important or common, it can sometimes have several different words that can mean the same thing (soda/pop) • When something is not important or more unique, it may have few or only one word to describe it (tmesis) • Words can also have several different meanings associated with them (crane, net, rose, foil, type)

  14. Crap, I forgot this slide • One of the words that is common and has multiple synonyms is the toilet • Who unfortunately did not invent the toliet in the late 1800’s? • How many different ways can you write down for toliet? • Please go online and look up different names for toliet, and write down at least 1 you particularly like

  15. Different names for Toliet • Throne; Comfort Station; Commode; Toilet; Pot • Oval Office; Porcelain Throne; John; Head; Thunder Mug (Box) • http://www.rotorooter.com/blog/101-names-for-a-toilet-marking-101-years-since-thomas-crappers-death/ • Ode to Commode Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpK86OqqROc

  16. Cultural Proverbs • A good way to learn the culture is by looking at what it believes, what it values, and what it holds as truth • Let’s see if you can remember any cultural proverbs from both America and around the world

  17. Famous US Sayings • A penny saved is a penny _____________ • Better safe than _______________ • Better late than _________________ • Hard work beats talent when talent ________________________ • No news is ________________ • The pen is mightier than the _____________ • Rome wasn’t built in a ______________ • You reap what you ___________

  18. Answers • A penny saved is a penny earned • Better safe than sorry • Better late than never • Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard • No news is good news • The pen is mightier than the sword • Rome wasn’t built in a day • You reap what you sow

  19. Famous International Sayings • What you can do today, don’t put it off ___________________ (Germany) • A bird in the hand is worth ___________________ (England) • A closed mouth ____________________________ (Italy) • A good husband is _________________________ (Japan) • A monkey never thinks ___________________ (Haitain) • In every woman there is a ___________. Speak to her and she will answer. (Norway) • Don’t approach a goat from the _________, a horse from the __________, or a fool from _______________. (Jewish • I don’t want the cheese, I just want to get out of the ____________ (Latin).

  20. Answers • What you can do today, don’t put it off until tomorrow (Germany) • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (England) • A closed mouth catches no flies (Italy) • A good husband is healthy and absent (Japan) • A monkey never thinks her baby’s ugly (Haitian) • In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to her and she will answer. (Norway) • Don’t approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from anyside. (Jewish) • I don’t want the cheese, I just want to get out of the trap(Latin).

  21. Cultural Proverb • Is there a cultural proverb that you use quite a bit or that your family uses often? If so write it down. If not, go online and find one that you really like, think is important, think is true, think is funny, etc.

  22. Symbols, Language, Culture • Cultural Transmission • The creation and transmission of culture

  23. Symbols • Things that stand for or represent something else • Snapping in Brazil

  24. Language and Culture • Language allows us to create culture • With language, humans can pass ideas, experiences, and knowledge to others

  25. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis • Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity • Our perception of the world depends on our language we learned • Since languages differ, so do perceptions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc

  26. Other Factors • How we see things is influenced by more than just language • Cultures differ, and this may influence them experiencing things differently

  27. Sec 3Norms and Values

  28. Norms • Rules defining appropriate and inappropriate behavior • So engrained in behavior we don’t even realize it • Senegal • Never eat with left hand, considered offensive • Zambia • Avoid direct eye contact with opposite sex • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ngAuInK7SA

  29. Folkways, Mores, and Laws Folkways Rules that cover customary ways of thinking Sleeping on a bed rather than a floor disapproval is low

  30. Mores • Deals with what is right and wrong • Conformity is supported, and are of great moral significance • Taboo • Norm so strong, if violated you will get punished

  31. Laws • Defined and enforced by officials • Consciously created and enforced

  32. Values • Broad ideas about what most people consider desirable

  33. Why important? • Form the basis for norms • Involved in most aspects of daily life • Achievement and Success • Democracy

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