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Unit 2
Culture
The Human Race
• We are social beings
• We usually live in groups
• We interact with each other
individually and in groups
• Groups have an impact on us
Culture
• Culture is everything that is learned and
shared by members of a social group.
• This includes the values or ideas about
what is important to the people in the
group.
• Culture is a reflection of
who and what we are
Aspects of Culture
Physical Environment
Political Life
Economic Life
Culture
Social Life
History
Culture
• All products of human work and
thought (foods, items, beliefs)
• What early generations transmit
to later ones
• Shared meaning
Who studies culture
and why?
• Anthropologists are scientists who study
human cultural characteristics.
• Differences (uniqueness)
• Similarities (things in common)
• We have cultural diversity
• Important differences among cultures but
also cultural similarity
What is Anthropology and why study it?
Culture Passed On
Values
- what is good/bad
BELIEFS
ideas
CULTURE
Learned/Shared
Passed on
MORES
Formal behaviour
customs
NORMS
behaviour
FOLKWAYS
Manners/interactions
LAWS
rules
Cultural Diversity
Terms
•Multiple cultures = multicultural
• “Isolation”
• Live apart
• “Assimilation”
• Become one of us!
(acculturation)
• “Melting Pot”
• Who are we?
• “Integration”
• Acceptance
Suppose…
• You were asked to pack a suitcase
with items that best describe your
culture, what would you include????
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Clothes
Music
Pictures
Games
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• The contents of your suitcase would
reveal your cultural baggage
How Do Cultures
Form?
• 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.
Culture
Material
Non-material
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Clothing
Buildings
Transport
Technology
Foods
Behaviours
Symbols
Attitudes
Values
Traditional Culture
• Traditions
are the customs, beliefs, opinions,
and stories passed down from one generation to
another.
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Holidays
Rites of Passage/Ceremonies
Legends/Stories/Icons
Festivals/Celebrations
• You may have traditions that are unique to a
smaller set of people like your family/community.
Popular Culture
• Pop Culture
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Widespread and shared by many groups
Music
Clothing
Brand-Names
Sports
Foods
Entertainment (TV and movies)
Technology
Social Media
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Western Culture has arguably the greatest reach and
influence on world culture…..do you agree?
Spread of Pop Culture
• Transportation
• Information Technology
• Mass Media
• Social Media
• How does popular culture depend on
each of these factors?
Cultural Learning
• Born with traits but not culture
• You learn your culture
• Socialization – the process of learning
behaviours that are considered suitable in
your culture.
• Many agents have influenced socialization
(individuals, groups, or institutions)
Agents of
Socialization
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Family
Schools
Peer Groups
Clubs, Teams, Organizations
Community
Government
Religious Groups
Mass Media
A Microcosm
of Culture
• School can be like a miniature
society
• Schools have many different groups
that contribute to a school culture.
• Different values, activities, and
priorities that influence school life.
• Read pg. 76 in the text
Assignment –
School Culture
• Answer questions in the text….
• 1, 2a, 2b
#1 should be done in list form
#2a should be done in a diagram
#2b should use at least 5 examples