Unit 1 Culture

NAME DATE The Unit Organizer LAST UNIT/Experience CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT/Experience UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS Student Activities or Assignments UNIT MAP CURRENT UNIT What is culture? Culture Data Disk Vocabulary Patterns of culture Culture Chart Jot Notes Research Grid End Product Culture Social Studies A learned way of living that shared by a group of people.. 1.What is culture? 2.Why is important to recognize cultural differences? 3.How are cultural patterns used to study cultures? 4.What purpose do cultural patterns serve for cultures? Culture Cultural Patterns Different Cultures Different Cultural Groups By understanding By exploringBy analyzing By defining

Culture Rubric Grade 8 Social Studies Date: __________________________ Name: ______________________________ Category1 Difficulty Meeting Expectations 2 Beginning To Meet Expectations 3 Meeting Expectations 4 Surpassing Expectations Work Habits-unable to meet deadlines -unable to work independently -seldom on task -work reflects little effort -partly able to meet deadlines -required frequent teacher assistance -sometimes on task -work reflects some effort -mostly able to meet deadlines -required some teacher assistance -mostly on task -work reflects good effort -able to meet all deadlines -independent worker -always on task -work reflects best effort Notebooks/ Worksheets-incomplete -no effort or neatness evident -disorganized -partly complete -some effort and some neatness evident -lack of organization -mostly complete -effort and neatness evident meets expectations -mostly organized -complete -effort and neatness surpasses expectations -well organized Patterns of Culture Chart -incomplete -description incomplete -examples used not related to topic -purpose/ function not clear -partly complete -description partly complete -examples used partly related to topic -purpose/ function partly clear -mostly complete -description mostly complete -examples used mostly related to topic -purpose/ function mostly clear -complete -description complete -examples used related to topic -purpose/ function clear

Topic One : What is Culture? Ethnic groups in another part of the world? We live within a culture or cultures too. Culture is …….. a group of beliefs, norms, institutions and communication patterns. a learned way of living shared by a group of people.

Topic One: Vocabulary Culture- A learned way of living that is shared by a group of people. Cultural Patterns- A classification system that social scientists use to study cultures. Multicultural- Of many cultures. Canada is a multicultural nation. Acculturation- A process of intercultural borrowing resulting in new & blended patterns. Ethnocentric- The attitude that one culture is best and that all other cultures should be compared with it. Assimilation- The absorption of one culture into another.

Cultural Diversity Cultural differences exist. We need to value the local, national and global contributions of all cultures to our society.

Cultural Similarities All cultures have things in common. These cultural “universals” include religion, values, games, education, music and traditions. One way to look at cultural similarities is to use Cultural Patterns.

Cultural Patterns Economic Political Kinship Artistic Religious Educational Recreation and Play

Multicultural Countries like Canada, which consist of groups of people from many countries and ethic backgrounds are referred to as multicultural nations. While these cultures in Canada live much the same as each other because of acculturation, they have some variation.

Ethnocentric & Assimilation When diverse cultures are respected and their ways accepted, people of many cultures can live in harmony. However, at times in past history, and in some cases today, one culture believes that it is superior and that others should change. This type of thinking is called ethnocentric. The absorption of one culture into another is called assimilation.

Examples of Ethnocentrism and Assimilation Residential schools Western culture Hitler and Germany in 1930’s