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Culture

Culture. Cultural Iceberg. Surface Culture (observable). Music. Games/Sports. Visual Arts. Architecture. Dress. Language. Greetings . Dancing. Holidays. Celebrations. Food. Drama/Storytelling. Social structures. Deep Culture (not observable). Work ethic . Values.

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Culture

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  1. Culture

  2. Cultural Iceberg Surface Culture (observable) Music Games/Sports Visual Arts Architecture Dress Language Greetings Dancing Holidays Celebrations Food Drama/Storytelling Social structures Deep Culture (not observable) Work ethic Values Courtship & Marriage Body Language Humor Emotions Gender Roles Religious Beliefs Child Raising Notions of Modesty

  3. Culture is always changing… • Innovation: taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need • Cultural diffusion: the spread of innovation or other culture traits from one culture to another • Acculturation: when one culture changes a great deal through its meeting with another culture

  4. Culture Hearths: a region where many important new ideas and development originate • Mesopotamia • West Africa • Nile Valley • Central America • Northern China

  5. Language • Language can help establish a cultural identity. • Nationalism • Divide • 3,000-6,500 languages are spoken worldwide. • Languages are divided into families • Dialects are versions of languages and reflect changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes

  6. Language Diffusion • May follow trade routes or be invented • Diffusion may occur through migration

  7. Religion • Divided into three groups • Monotheistic, Polytheistic, and Animistic • Religion can spread through conversion and diffusion

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