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Elements of culture

Introduction Lesson 1. Elements of culture. Objectives. Identify the major elements of culture. Explore the types of govt and economies that have developed. Describe factors that cause cultures to change. Warm Up.

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Elements of culture

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  1. Introduction Lesson 1 Elements of culture

  2. Objectives • Identify the major elements of culture. • Explore the types of govt and economies that have developed. • Describe factors that cause cultures to change.

  3. Warm Up • Pick a part of the world and list 3 things you’d like to learn about the lives of the people who live there.

  4. Culture • How would you define culture? • “Elements of culture”? • All things that make up a people’s way of life. • Social org, customs, language, arts & lit, religion, govt, economy

  5. Religion • Meaning & purpose of life • Values • Monotheism vs. Polytheism • Major world religions? • Judaism • Christianity • Islam • Hinduism • Buddhism

  6. T-P-S: “Think-Pair-Share” • Religious differences often fuel conflict. Can you provide any examples? • N.Ireland Protestants & Catholics • Middle East Jews & Muslims • Indian Hindus & Muslims (Kashmir) • Russian Christians and Chechen Muslims • African Christians & Muslims (Sudan)

  7. Government • Person/People in Power, Laws & Institutions • Purpose? • Order & Security • Major Types • Democracy – People govern • Republic – Elect officials • Monarchy – King/Queen/Emperor • Dictatorship – Rule by one or small group • “Democratic Republics” – are neither!

  8. Economy • How society manages limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants & needs • 3 Basic Questions: • What to produce? • How to produce? • For whom to produce?

  9. Economic Systems • Traditional Econ • Relies on custom, subsistence (survival) • Market Econ • Relies on consumer choice (buy & sell) • Command Econ • Govt controls production & cost • Mixed Econ • Govt involvement in markets

  10. S-A-T: “Stop and Think” • Describe 3 elements that help give a culture its identity. • Religion • Government • Economy • Language • Arts, Lit, Customs

  11. Cultural Change • What factors cause cultures to change? • Technology • Environment • Diffusion • Mvmt of ideas from one place to another • War & Conquest • Travel & Trade

  12. Cultural Change • New transportation & communication rapidly increase contact & change • Benefits? • More goods & ideas to more people • Drawbacks? • Threatens foundations/traditions • Share bad things (disease, econ collapse)

  13. Closure • Why is it important to increase awareness of other cultures? • Tolerance & acceptance • End ethnocentrism / racism • Interconnectedness

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