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Bell-ringer

Bell-ringer. What does it mean to be a cultured person?. Culture. AP Human Geography. What is culture?. Refers not only to music, literature, art, etc. Can include all features of a way of life of a group of people… Dress Food Architecture Language Education, government, law

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Bell-ringer

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  1. Bell-ringer • What does it mean to be a cultured person?

  2. Culture AP Human Geography

  3. What is culture? • Refers not only to music, literature, art, etc. • Can include all features of a way of life of a group of people… • Dress • Food • Architecture • Language • Education, government, law • Values and beliefs

  4. Two Categories of Culture What people care about… What people take care of… Food Clothing Shelter Art Music • Ideas • Beliefs • Values

  5. Cultural Traits • A single attribute of a culture. • Examples: Sushi in Japan, Turban in Islam, Kente cloth in Western Africa.

  6. Cultural Hearth • An area where cultural traits develop and then diffuse. • Example: Christianity originated in the Middle East, but over time diffused to Europe, the Americas. • What was the cultural hearth for hip-hop culture?

  7. Cultural Diffusion • The spread of an idea or innovation from its cultural hearth to other places.

  8. Types of Diffusion • Expansion diffusion- idea/ innovation develops in hearth, stays strong at hearth, expands to new turf (McDonalds) • Relocation diffusion- idea/ innovation originates in hearth, then originators move bringing the idea/ innovation with them (ethnic neighborhood in city)

  9. Time-Distance Decay • The farther an idea/ innovation gets from the hearth, the less likely it is to be accepted. • Also, the longer it takes to reach a target, the less likely it is to be accepted. • Example: A certain fashion may be popular in a major city, but once it reaches a rural area very few are aware of it.

  10. Cultural Barriers • Can also prevent the diffusion of ideas/ innovations. • Ideas/ innovations are not allowed to spread to certain areas because they are viewed as unacceptable, taboo, or against tradition. • Example: Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia or beef hamburgers in India.

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