USA CULTURES Another day on Instatwitbookchattrest

Culture Defined The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. Culture is transmitted, through language, material objects, ritual, institutions, and art, from one generation to the next.

Examples of USA Culture Melting pot, Salad bowl (1960’s) Media (News, Nickelodeon, Facebook, HBO, etc.) Religion (Christian, Islam, Roman Catholic, etc.) Dance, Theatre, Art, Architecture Science, Technology, Govt., Econ., Folklore, Demographics, Customs

Subcultures a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles. Examples: Goth, Scientology, myspace, trekkies, Hippies, Juggalo, Jock, Band Nerd, Vampires, Emo,

Assignment List a U.S. Culture or Subculture at the top of a sheet of paper explain the 5 W’s about that Culture or Subculture Who, What, When, Where, Why Be sure you can teach the Culture or Subculture’s beliefs, traditions, etc. to the class.

CANADIAN CULTURE Can anyone define culture? Can anyone define Subculture?

Quote on Canadian Identity The Canadian Identity, as it has come to be known, is as elusive as the Sasquatch and Ogopogo. It has animated—and frustrated— generations of statesmen, historians, writers, artists, philosophers, and the National Film Board...Canada resists easy definition. —Andrew Cohen, The Unfinished Canadian: The People We Are

Popular Culture Examples Hockey and other winter sports, Outdoors sports Progressive equality in Government (same sex marriages, no death penalty, assimilation programs, gun control) English and French influences in literature and the arts Indigenous cultures and traditions respected and kept alive

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Cultural Terms Convergence- the contact and interaction of one culture with another Divergence- the restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences Diffusion- the spread of social institutions(and myths and skills) from one society to another

Colonization of the USA and Canada (Movement) It all started in 1492 then….the rest is History!!

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Assignment List a Canadian Culture or Subculture at the top of a sheet of paper explain the 5 W’s about that Culture or Subculture Who, What, When, Where, Why Be sure you can teach the Culture or Subculture’s beliefs, traditions, etc. to the class.