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Harry Potter and Culture

Harry Potter and Culture. Chapter 2 Sociology Beyl. Culture. All the shared products of human groups Includes both physical objects, and the beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by a group Material culture vs. nonmaterial culture. 5 Basic Components of Culture. Technology Symbols

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Harry Potter and Culture

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  1. Harry Potter and Culture Chapter 2 Sociology Beyl

  2. Culture • All the shared products of human groups • Includes both physical objects, and the beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by a group • Material culture vs. nonmaterial culture

  3. 5 Basic Components of Culture • Technology • Symbols • Language • Values • Norms

  4. Technology • Society’s culture consists of not only physical objects but also the rules for using those objects • Name some basic examples of technology in our world • What about in Harry Potter’s world?

  5. Quick Quote Quill

  6. Flying Cars

  7. Rememberall

  8. Invisibility Cloak

  9. Portkeys

  10. Time Turner

  11. Symbols • A symbol has a shared meaning attached to it • Words, gestures, images, sounds, etc

  12. American Symbols

  13. Language • Organization of written or spoken symbols • English principal language in the USA, but not everyone speaks it

  14. Harry Potter Language • Muggle • Horcrux • Pensieve • Parseltongue

  15. Values • Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong

  16. Good

  17. Evil

  18. Subculture • Not all groups in society share the same values, norms, and behaviors • Subcultures can form • Chinatown; Little Havana

  19. Potter Subcultures

  20. Order of the Phoenix

  21. CounterCultures • Groups who reject the major values, norms, and practices of the larger society • Examples are the Mafia, religious cults, KKK

  22. Death Eaters

  23. Culture Shock • Challenges when moving from one culture to another • Have you experienced culture shock?

  24. Potter Cultureshock • Transition between Wizard world to life with Dursley’s

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