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Do Now:. The Meaning of Culture. A Society – consists of People . Culture – products both material and nonmaterial the people create. Non - Material . Material . The Components of Culture. Symbols – anything that represents something else.
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Culture – products both material and nonmaterial the people create Non - Material Material
The Components of Culture • Symbols – anything that represents something else. • Language – the combination of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system. Спасибо Thank you
Values – Shared beliefs of what is good and bad. • Killing people is bad • Helping people is good • Norms – Shared expectations of behavior • Two types • Folkways --- common customs; not a lot of importance attached to them. They do not threaten society • Mores --- great moral significance to them. Violating these threatens the fabric of society.
Laws – written rules of conduct enforced by the government. Can originate out of either folkways or mores. • 1917 Teachers were not allowed to go to ice cream shops unaccompanied. Did this law start as a folkway or more? • Current law in Baldwin Park: No one is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool Did this law start as a folkway or more?
What do All cultures have in common? Cultural Universals • Arts and Leisure • Sports, dancing, decorative art, games, music • Basic needs • Cooking, clothing, housing
Beliefs • Body adornment, dream interpretation, folklore, funeral rites, religious rituals, weather control • Communication and Education • Education, language, greetings
Family • Courtship, family feasting, kin groups, marriage • Government and Economy • Calendar, division of labor, government, law, property rights, status differentiation, trade
Technology • Medicine, toolmaking High School Universals • At your table group, come up with examples of the 7 universals as they apply to high schools.