Culture Defined The language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn. (Samovar)

Baraka Clips Tribal Spirit Kecak

Cultural Concepts Dominant Culture / Co-cultures Pop Culture and Culture Industry* High / Low Context High / Low Uncertainty Avoidance Individualist / Collectivist Interbeing and not-self Traditional Gender Roles Ethnocentrism Impermanence / Static reality* Adapting and using Mindfulness* Thich Nhat Hanh reading

Group Assignments Group 1 Andrea Irene Charlie Raquel Javier Kevin Christian Shawn Daniel Marco Joseph A. Group 3 Kim Lexi Vanessa Caitlin Roxette Group 4 Melissa Fanelly Alfonso Danyelle Joseph M

In-Class Writing Which of the cultural concepts did you observe in last Thursday’s video? What was most memorable to you about the video? What cultures do you belong to, and how do the tendencies differ regarding cultural concepts?

Group Discussion Discuss the two questions you wrote about Journal Shares – 2 people read

Assign “Game of Life” Groups will create a game based on some aspect of your lives and relationships (being a man, being a woman, being a student, or being a minority) Each group will bring in board games to discuss and play together before working together to make their own board game using pieces from existing games, or creating new game pieces. Games should be appropriate for 5-6 people Groups will trade the games they’ve created and play, evaluating other groups’ games. Groups will receive one grade based on classmates’ experiences playing the game, weighed 50/50 with the Prof’s evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria The rules of gameplay make sense Being a Student! Being A Man! Being a Woman! Being a Minority! The rules of gameplay make sense The game pieces are sturdy and work well  Game has a balance between luck and skill   Game play is not too long or short (30-45 minutes)   The game explores cultural differences and social norms  The game requires players to examine identity The game involves interpersonal relationships  The game requires verbal and non-verbal comm. The game design is attractive and visually appealing 

Technology, Quality, and Sharing your Gift Does technology isolate us? CLIP “The real evil isn’t the object of technology but the tendency of technology to isolate people into lonely attitudes of objectivity” Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The role of “Quality” Who defines quality in our relationships, in what we do, what we consume? Developing a Gift Culture Charles Eisenstein on Etsy