1. Chapter 4: How Culture Affects Family What is culture? What affects culture?

2. Chapter 4 What is culture? Culture is everything that defines a specific group of people, including common traits and customs. –Can be seeing in what people believe, how they act Lots of things affect culture: economic and geographic conditions, knowledge, art, technology –The more people participate in culture, the stronger society becomes.

3. Fools Rush In 23:40 Family Traditions How can family traditions affect relationships? Are family traditions important? 60:30 Cultural Differences “Its hard enough to make marriage work without adding to it” comment on this statement.

4. Culture Affects Family Life Patterns and beliefs have a direct effect on family life. Family members learn traits and customs of their culture.

5. What is cultural diversity? What is an ethnic group?

6. Diversity is variety; people are all different in one way or another. Some qualities that make each culture unique are languages, attitudes, customs, daily routines. Ethnic groups can also be different. -made up of people from the same race or nationality.

8. What is empathy?

9. Families Teach Culture Families are the main teachers of culture in any society. One of the important things that families can teach is empathy. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another persons situation.

10. Empathy Stations With a partner, you will choose 1 scenario to role play. Use a sheet of paper to write your script.-You will hand this in a part of the credit for this activity. You need to create 2 scenarios. One that is identical to the scenario you chose and another where the characters are showing empathy.

11. What kinds of diversity do you enjoy? When does diversity make you uncomfortable? What do you do to show respect for diversity?

12. What Would You Do Video Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfHL4AZ tS58http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfHL4AZ tS58

13. You just viewed the ABC special “What Would You Do?” Identify the hate crime or any hate crime or violation of civil or human rights that have occurred either recently or in history. Could this/these events been avoided if some or all of the people involved had more respect for other cultures?

14. Why is it important for families to teach empathy toward different cultures?

15. To Be A Teen

16. Cultural Pride Culture is a source, or cause, of pride for many families. Includes: Self respect, celebrating one’s background.

17. What is cultural heritage?

18. What is your reaction to the genogram? Any patterns or themes that are evident? Can we indicate any major concepts in class that apply to your situation such as stage of family life cycle or psychosocial stage for yourself or other members?