Beliefs and Culture Describe how beliefs shape our culture Examine difference between material and nonmaterial culture Analyze cultural change and groups within cultures
Nonmaterial Culture Beliefs, ideas, knowledge Beliefs- ideas about nature of reality No life on Mars Egyptian Pharaohs were gods
Material Culture Concrete objects: cars, art, basketball Objects have no meaning or use apart from what we give them Nettling- pg 93
Real & Ideal Culture Ideal Culture- cultural guidelines publicly embraced by society Real Culture- actual behavior patterns Conflict Honesty Marriage Why does culture change????
Cultural Diversity Social Categories- characteristics such as age, sex, gender, religion Religious people expected to go to church Subculture- Chinatown, circus people, musicians Counterculture- deliberately opposed to beliefs & attitudes of dominant culture
Cont…. Ethnocentrism- judge others against your own culture Cultural Universals- aspects in all cultures- sports, cooking, music….
How do schools and parents fail teens? Support Groups Competition in Schools Cultural Expectations Pg 96-97