What is Culture?

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What is Culture?

• Global I Mr. McEntarfer HSLPS

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Aim What is culture, cultural diffusion and
ethnocentrism?

• Do Now Copy
• Culture The way of life of a civilization that
  is handed down from one generation to the next.
• Cultural Diffusion The spread of culture through
  exchanges such as trade, travel and warfare.
• Ethnocentrism Belief that ones own culture is
  better than others.
• Anthropologist A scientist who studies cultures.

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Elements of Culture

• Tag LARGE
• T Traditions
• A Accomplishments
• G - Geography
• L Language and Writing
• A Art and Architecture
• R Religion
• G Government
• E Economy

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U.S. Culture
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Cultural Diffusion

• Fact only about 10 percent of any given culture
  can be traced to innovations within a group,
  while about 90 comes from cultural diffusion.

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Spot the Diffusion
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Spot the DiffusionU.S borrows _______ Culture
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Examples of Ethnocentrism
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Great Wall of China
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Nazis Anti-Semitism (Master Race) Propaganda
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Where does it start and where does it end?
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Labeling
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Persecution
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Segregation
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Genocide - Extermination
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Assessment

• What three things are most important to your
  culture?
• Give three examples of cultural diffusion
• What are 2 examples of ethnocentrism?