What is Culture? English 10/ ms. meyer

What is culture to you? Click Here After watching video, have them come up with their own definition of culture.

Define culture Culture refers to the total lifestyle of a people, including all of their ideas, values, knowledge, behaviors, and material objects that they share. Culture shapes and guides people’s perception of reality.

Culture determines……. Food we eat Government/Laws Language Recreation/Entertainment Shelter How to express emotions Clothing What is good or bad QUESTION: Give me one example of how culture shapes one of the items in the list. Economy Religion Education Values Climate

Picture This! I will show you three pictures. Individually, on your notes, you will write a response to the photo. Here are your response choices: Make a personal connection to the photo (“Reminds me of when I visited the Empire State Building in third grade”). Write a question the photo brings to mind ( “Why can you see only the backs of people’s heads in this shot?”). Write a detailed observation about the photo (“The color red is everywhere — the sun, one person’s shoes, and the flowers and curtains in the background”). Make an educated guess as to what is actually occurring in the photo (“This looks like the dedication of a memorial to someone who died”).

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Did you hit the nail on the head? Now, let’s see if you were even close! El Salvador Fireball Festival  Tomatino Holi in India #1

Culture Shock Reactions… El Salvador Fireball Festival Tomatino   El Salvador Fireball Festival  Tomatino Holi in India #1 Reactions…

What does your country mean to you? AMERICA What does your country mean to you?

America is… Write several descriptive phrases that capture classic images or icons of America. Please begin your phrase with “America Is.” Examples: America is a hot dog with mustard and chili at a baseball game in summer. America is guys and girls wandering aimlessly at a crowded mall. the flip side . . . What is the “culture gap”? A culture gap is any systematic difference between two cultures which hinders mutual understanding or relations. Such differences include the values, behavior, education, and customs of the respective cultures.[1] The term was originally used to describe the difficulties encountered in interactions between early 20th century travellers and pre-industrial cultures,[1] but has since been used more broadly to refer to mutual misunderstandings and incomprehension arising with people from differing backgrounds and experiences. Culture gaps can relate to religion, ethnicity, age, or social class. Examples of cultural differences that may lead to gaps include social norms and gender roles. The term can also be used to refer to misunderstandings within a society, such as between different scientific specialties. “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” -James Baldwin

The culture gap A culture gap is any difference between two cultures which prevents understanding or relations. Such differences include the values, behavior, education, and customs of the respective cultures. Culture gaps can relate to religion, race, age, or social class. What happens if you are unaware of the customs and values of another culture? Generation culture gap is huge: these kids these day are crazy. Religion culture gaps: Koran

Milk in mexico Dairy Association’s huge success with the campaign “Got Milk?” prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was brought to their attention the Spanish translation read, “Are you lactating?”

Clairol in germany Clairol introduced the “Mist Stick”, a curling iron into Germany, only to find out that “mist” is German slang for manure.

Gerber in africa When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used US packaging with the smiling baby on the label. In Africa, companies routinely put pictures on labels of what’s inside, since many people can’t read.

Pepsi in china Pepsi’s “Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation” in Chinese translated into “Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave”.

BRIDGING THE CULTURE GAP “Appreciation of our differences starts with the acknowledgment of our similarities.” -Peter Reese

Culture and archetypes So, what’s up? Why are we learning about culture today when we just played an archetype review game? Archetypes are related to culture. There is no “culture gap” when you have archetypes. Why? Think about what archetypes are and what they do.

Today’s central idea Archetypes connect us! They are models that ALL cultures use. The Hero’s Journey applies to thousands of stories, not just American ones. Additionally, the Hero is in every story, whether it’s an Indian folktale or a German fairy tale. We will look at creation stories next class to start exploring this idea.