Good morning!!! Please find your test from the stack on the stool We are going to go over the most missed questions Test grades not finalized yet…still grading FRQs

What is culture?

Culture is… Learned, not biological Transmitted within a society to next generations by imitation, tradition, and instruction

Culture provides… A general framework Each individual learns and adheres to general rules Also to specific sub groups— Age, sex, status, occupation, nationality Portrays the impact of culture on the landscape (CULTURAL LANDSCAPE)

Culture provides… Subcultures co-exist Masculine/feminine, rural/urban, different ethnicities Joined by common traditions, behavior, loyalties, beliefs, etc. Christmas, going to church on Sunday

Cultural Variables—Micro vs. Macro Cultural traits—most elementary expression of culture, the smallest distinctions Behavior Object Beliefs Attitudes Macro These “building blocks” = a culture complex

Components of Culture Art Architecture Language Music Film/TV Food Clothing Social Interaction Religion Land Use

Cultural Synthesis or Syncretism Cultural Synthesis/Syncretism—blending together of two or more cultural influences Ex—country music-tied to folk music, influenced by Scotch-Irish settlers, German settlers, all African immigrants who lived in the Southern US How has country music experienced syncretism?

Identifying Culture—Culture Complex Macro cultural complex—individual cultural traits that are functionally interrelated Maasai of Kenya—cultural traits centered in cattle Soccer, futbol—Europe, Latin America Football—Southern U.S.

Culture Region Portion of the Earth’s surface occupied by populations sharing recognizable distinctive cultural characteristics (seeing culture on a map) Political organizations/boundaries Language Land Use Religions Economy type

Cultural Realm A set of cultural regions showing related cultural complexes and landscapes Large region that has assumed fundamental uniformity in its cultural characteristics and showing significant differences from surrounding realms

Cultural Sphere Zone of outer influence for a culture region