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What is Culture?

What is Culture?. Why must we understand culture?. WHO has culture?. To avoid misunderstandings from a lack of knowledge Example : Eleanor who moves here from Hong Kong Everyone is born into a culture Its inherited by parents/grandparents It shapes our lives

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What is Culture?

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  1. What is Culture? Created by C. Amaya

  2. Why must we understand culture? WHO has culture? • To avoid misunderstandings from a lack of knowledge • Example: Eleanor who moves here from Hong Kong • Everyone is born into a culture • Its inherited by parents/grandparents • It shapes our lives • To avoid being ethnocentric; stopping the label of the “ugly American” Ethnocentrism – means to judge other cultures negatively & narrow-mindedly • We need to avoid this if possible

  3. Elements of Culture Which family structure term would be used to describe everyone, including: your parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, Aunts/uncles, friends, etc… • Social Organization • Family structure • Nuclear family • Extended family • Social classes • Born into your class in the past • Today, there is more opportunity for social mobility • Customs and Traditions • Rules of behavior • Language is the cornerstone of culture • Identity, expression

  4. Religion Why has religion been the cause of so many wars? • Cultures usually share religious beliefs. • Religion helps people answer basic questions about the meaning and purpose of life. • Also supports the values a group of people consider important. • History has played a central role in shaping the religion of a society

  5. Monotheism Worship of one god Polytheism Worship of more than one god. Religion spreads… Religious differences still cause major problems around the world today. List of major religions: Hinduism Christianity Islam Buddhism Judaism Religious diversity

  6. Why are they formed? Government: people or person who holds power in a society society’s laws and political institutions Who organizes governments? Types of government: Democracy – a government where the power rests in the hands of the people. Govt. can act only with their consent. Autocracy - ruler or small group of rulers who hold unlimited power. Usually rule by force. Note: There are more specific types of government within these 2 categories Forms of government

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