ELEMENTS OF

What is Culture? CULTURE IS... The shared attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of a group. determines how we view the world around us. includes the traditions we inherit and pass on to the next generation. Bonus: Does your family have any traditions that have been passed down in your family?

YOUR CULTURE INCLUDES... Languages Medical Care Religion Food Folk Art Celebrations Jokes Manners Clothing & Dressing Work Schedules

WHERE DOES CULTURE START? CULTURAL HEARTH: is where culture (ideas, traditions, etc.) begins. Examples: Beginning of Islam: Started in Mecca Invention of the wheel: Mesopotamia Think of this as the start line of the idea! Bonus: Can you think of where an invention or idea started?

HOW DOES CULTURE MOVE? CULTURAL DIFFUSION: is the exchange of ideas or goods between cultures. This represents the spread of culture! Bonus: How is the English language in the USA an example of diffusion?

Globalization It is the process of making something cover the whole world. Different Cultures are coming in contact with each other and spreading their own culture and learning from others. As a result the world has improved trade relations, better communication, and easier travel from country to country. Bonus! How does technology relate to this?

SEVEN ELEMENTS OF CULTURE Social Organization Customs and Traditions Language Religion Art and Literature Forms of government economy

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Creates social structure by organizing its members into small units to meet basic needs. Family: is the most important Through the family people learn how they are expected to act and what to believe. Social classes: rank people in order of status, depending on what is important to the culture money, job, education, ancestry, etc. Ex: lower class vs. upper class

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Behaviors and beliefs that are passed down through family. Traditions: a celebration passed down within a group with meaning or from the past. Values or rules: Ideas of right and wrong that are taught through family or society.

LANGUAGE All cultures have a spoken language even if there are no developed forms of writing. People who speak the same language often share the same culture.

RELIGION Religion answers basic questions about the meaning of life and supports values that groups of people feel are important. Religion is often a source of conflict between cultures.

ART and LITERATURE are the products of the human imagination. ART & LITERATURE ART and LITERATURE are the products of the human imagination. They help us pass on OUR culture’s basic beliefs. Examples: art music literature folk tales

GOVERNMENT The government provides for people’s common needs, keeps order within society, and protects their society from outside threats. Definition of government: People who hold power in a society. Society’s laws and political institutions.

ECONOMY How people use resources to satisfy their wants and needs by exchange of money. Answers the basic questions: what to produce how to produce it for whom

Whole Class: Cultural Differences As you are watching the video…. Leader: Tally each time one of the Lost Boys from Sudan, does not know about or struggles with American ‘norms’. Trouble Shooter: List what the American ‘norms’ are that the Lost Boys struggle with. Go-Getter: Write down how Americans react to the Lost Boys in the video. Timekeeper: Write down how the Lost Boys feel during their adjustment to America.

Independent Review: Elements of Culture Video & Follow Along As you are watching the video…. Answer Follow Along Questions Pause Video and Rewind as needed. Make connections to your culture. Elements of Culture Video: Click Here