People in Societies

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People in Societies
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Gender Roles

• Gender Roles are learned from a persons culture.
• Different Cultures have different ideas about
  roles.
• In Western cultures gender roles have changed
  from the past
• Examples

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Religious Ideas

• Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,
  and Confucianism are major religions in the
  world.

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Religious Ideas

• Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,
  and Confucianism are major religions in the
  world.
• Religion influences society

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Religious Ideas

• Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,
  and Confucianism are major religions in the
  world.
• Religion influences society
• Christianity in America- Businesses are closed on
  Sundays.

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Religious Ideas

• Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,
  and Confucianism are major religions of the world
• Religion influences society
• Christianity in America- Businesses are closed on
  Sundays.
• Judaism in Israel-Businesses are closed on
  Saturdays.

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Religious Ideas Contd.

• Religious Freedom
• The right to worship any religion you choose

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Religious Ideas Contd.

• Religious Freedom
• The right to worship any religion you choose
• The U.S. allows religious freedom.

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Religious Ideas Contd.

• Religious Freedom
• The right to worship any religion you choose
• The U.S. allows religious freedom.
• China and Cuba restrict all religions.

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Class Structures

• Class System (Western Cultures)
• Upper, middle, and lower classes
• Movement from one class to another is possible.
• Classes are not clearly defined.

• Caste System
• Your caste is based on the family you were born
  into.
• The Castes
• Priests and scholars
• rulers and warriors
• merchants
• laborers and servants
• Little contact between castes.

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Customs and traditions of cultural groups

• United States is sometimes called a melting pot
  because many cultural groups have melted together
  to form our culture.

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Customs and traditions of cultural groups

• United States is sometimes called a melting pot
  because many cultural groups have melted together
  to form our culture.
• Early immigrants Germans, French, and Spanish.

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Customs and traditions of cultural groups

• United States is sometimes called a melting pot
  because many cultural groups have melted together
  to form our culture.
• Early immigrants Germans, French, and Spanish.
• Why did immigrants come to America?

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Why did immigrants come to America?

• To escape poverty
• To escape religious repression-wanted religious
  freedom
• To escape political repression
• To escape unemployment

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This concludes the People in Society presentation.

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