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Exploring the study of human geography, focusing on culture, customs, beliefs, language, religion, technology, and institutions. Discover the impact of cultural convergence, divergence, and diffusion across societies and regions.
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What is Culture? • The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life
Culture • Customs / Beliefs • Language • Religion • Technology • Institutions / Government
Customs / Beliefs (Lead to Traditions) Reflect the values of a society
Family Structure Parents may live with just their children. Other places parents, children, and extended family live together. • Gender Roles: • Roles specifically assigned to men and women. • Changing Gender Roles: • Women in America have seen many changes • Traditional Roles • Many countries in the world maintain traditional roles for women.
Language • Needed to communicate
Religion • Set of beliefs about the meaning of life and the supernatural • Customs and practices deal with those beliefs
Major Religions Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Animism Sikhism
Technology • Urban vs. Rural • Modern vs. Traditional
Institutions / Governments • Institution –take care of social needs • Government –protect from outsiders and regulate behavior
Cultural Hearth Point of origin of a cultural trait
Cultural Convergence The contact and interaction of one culture with another
Mexican American culture introduces Roman Catholicism to the Southwest US
Cultural Divergence restriction of a culture from outside influences
Cultural Diffusion (also known as spatial diffusion) a cultural element is transmitted across some distance from one group or individual to another
