What is Culture?

CULTURE IS…. A system of beliefs, values and assumptions a group of people share about life…. Which shapes their behaviors and can be compared and contrast through universal activities…. and creates a common worldview which is transmitted from generation to generation, rarely with explicit instructions.

Two ways to understand Culture cultural universals cultural worldview

What are cultural universals? universal defined… when something “is present or occurring everywhere… under all conditions.” So cultural universals are…. aspects of all cultures which are present regardless of a culture’s location or time KEY: CULTURAL UNIVERSALS HELP US UNDERSTAND A CULTURE AND COMPARED TO OUR OWN.

1. Family and Daily Life

2. Religion and Ethical Systems

3. Education

4. Power, Authority and Government

5. Arts, Literature and Architecture

6. Science, Technology & Innovation

7. Economics & Trade

For Tomorrow… How would your letter be different if you wrote it to Xanthe or Marpessa?

How one’s culture shape a person’s behaviors, values and beliefs Cultural Worldviews How one’s culture shape a person’s behaviors, values and beliefs

CULTURE IS…. A system of beliefs, values and assumptions a group of people share about life…. Which shapes their behaviors and can be compared and contrast through universal activities…. And creates a worldview which is transmitted from generation to generation, rarely with explicit instructions.

RIDDLE: How is culture like and an iceberg?

What is Worldview? Webster’s Definition “A comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint. Clementi’s Translation How one’s cultural experience and education shapes her behaviors, beliefs, values and perception of her world