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Understanding Culture: Observing, Interpreting, and Appreciating Diversity

Delve into the essence of diverse cultures with ethnography, observation guidelines, and interpretation insights. Learn to ask meaningful questions and unravel the intricacies of social groups with shared beliefs and values. Enhance cross-cultural understanding through detailed observation and thoughtful interpretation.

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Understanding Culture: Observing, Interpreting, and Appreciating Diversity

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  1. Culture

  2. Culture Culture Defined: • “The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group.”Webster’s dictionary

  3. Culture Culture Defined: • “the rules by which the game of life is played” Richard Lewis

  4. Culture Culture Defined: • “Culture is the shared assumptions, values, and beliefs of a group of people by which they organize their common life.”Gary Wederspahn

  5. Culture Kwast’s Model of Culture

  6. Culture Two Challenges in Learning About Culture:

  7. Culture Two Challenges in Learning About Culture: 1. We tend to focus on the most obvious things.

  8. Behavior is just the “tip of the iceberg” of culture

  9. Culture Two Challenges in Learning About Culture: • We tend to focus on the most obvious things. • We tend to jump to conclusions, make quick interpretations for behavior, and make value judgments about behavior.

  10. Culture

  11. Culture

  12. Culture What does this mean for us as we enter into another culture?

  13. Ethnography

  14. Ethnography What is ethnography?

  15. Ethnography What is ethnography? • The branch of anthropology that deals with the description of specific human cultures, using methods such as close observation and interviews.

  16. Ethnography Guidelines for Observation • Take notes during the observation if you can. If this isn’t possible record observations as soon as you can. • Be detailed and specific. • Resist urge to interpret what you see at this point.

  17. Ethnographpy What should I observe? • How to Map a People • COATS

  18. Ethnography Here at MOP 4 Culture Game Sunday ethnic church visits Visit to Banaba House Ministries

  19. Ethnography How do I interpret? • Interpretation involves finding patterns and lessons in what you observed. You should bring up as many questions about your observations as you can think of. • The questions are endless!

  20. Ethnography Questions to Ask How does the group use spoken language? How does the group use written language? Why does this group meet? What is their purpose? What does one get from being a member? What beliefs, values, or tastes does this group share? Do their specific actions demonstrate those beliefs, values or tastes? How does this group act towards each other? Do they treat each other differently than they would in other circumstances? How does this group see its place in the larger community? How do they define themselves in relation to other groups?

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