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Culture

Culture. Survey of Social Studies Mr. Biddle. What is Culture?. Culture - the way of life of a group of people with common traditions, interests, and beliefs Culture includes the language, art, Religion, clothing, morals, etc of a group of people. Aspects of Culture.

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  1. Culture Survey of Social Studies Mr. Biddle

  2. What is Culture? • Culture- the way of life of a group of people with common traditions, interests, and beliefs • Culture includes the language, art, Religion, clothing, morals, etc of a group of people

  3. Aspects of Culture 1)  Learned-   Process of learning one's culture is called  enculturation. 2)  Shared- by the members of a society.  No "culture of  one." 3)  Patterned- People in a society live and think in ways  that form definite patterns. 4)  Mutually constructed- through a constant process of social interaction. 5)  Symbolic-  language and thought are based on symbols and symbolic meanings. 6)  Arbitrary-   Not based on "natural laws" external to humans, but created by humans according to the "whims" of the society.  Example: standards of beauty. 7)  Internalized-   Habitual.   Taken-for-granted.    Perceived as "natural."

  4. Aspects of Culture • Members of a culture share values and norms • Values- important and enduring beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is good or desirable and what is not • Norms- Informal guideline about what is considered normal (what is correct or incorrect) social behavior in a particular group or social unit

  5. Aspects of Culture • An example of Norm in American culture: When two adults are introduced to each other they shake hands • When a person does something that is not considered a norm or value than they are described as having deviant behavior

  6. Types of Culture • High Culture-Entertainment and arts enjoyed mostly by the elite members of society • Pop Culture-Mainstream stuff that fades in and out of fashion • Material Culture-The aggregate of physical things used by a society

  7. Anthropology • Anthropology- the study of humankind in all its aspects, especially human culture or human development • Anthropologist disagree on whether they should stress the materialist side or the idealist side of culture

  8. Cultures are Adaptive • Cultures contain information about how to survive in the world • Inuit's in North America live different lives than aborigines do in Australia • Culture is uniquely human and can change

  9. Cultures are Adaptive • Cultural Change may result from internal or outside forces • What types of internal forces do you think can change a culture? • What types of outside forces do you think can change a culture?

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