Unit 2 - Culture

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Unit 2 - Culture

• Chapter 5
• What is Culture?

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Culture

• A reflection of who and what we are
• Everything connected with the way humans live in
  groups
• All products of human work and thought
• What early generations transmit to later ones
• Shared meaning!

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Who studies culture and why?

• Anthropologists are scientists who study human
  cultural characteristics.
• They see that we have cultural diversity or
  important differences among cultures but also
  that there is a lot of cultural similarity
• See table 5.1, page 68

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Culture develops as people find ways to meet
their needs!

• Physical needs are needs such as food, water,
  clothing, shelter and safety.things necessary to
  sustain life.
• Emotional needs are needs such as friendship, a
  sense of belonging, love, self-esteem, knowledge,
  excitement and self expression.
• Material culture refers to the physical objects
  produced and used by the society to which you
  belong.
• Non-material culture refers to things like spoken
  language, ideas, stories, myths, legends,
  religious beliefs and ways of behaving.

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Cultural values and traditions

• Values are the ideas, beliefs and ways of
  behaving that are valuable or important to people
  of a particular culture.
• Traditions are customs, beliefs, opinions and
  stories passed down from one generation to
  another.
• Traditional culture refers to practices
  established over many generations.
• See pic of Mr. Stacey on page 72

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Pop Culture

• This is culture shared by many groups.
• American music and TV is a tremendous influence
  on pop culture.
• Do you think it is a threat to our Canadian
  identity?

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Socialization

• Socialization is the process of learning behavior
  that is considered suitable in your culture.
• Agents of socialization include family, school,
  peer group, clubs, teams and organizations,
  community, government, religious groups and mass
  media.

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The Mainstream

• Mainstream Culture is a reference to the general
  culture of the majority of people.
• The question is..What are the contributing
  cultures that add to and enrich our mainstream
  culture?