1. Fall 2015
Culture
Culture Project

2. What is Culture?
Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared and passed on by a group
Are you born with culture, or is it taught to you?
Culture is learned
Who teaches you culture?
family, school, peers
What things do we share as
Humans?
Americans?
South Carolinians?

3. Where do cultures start?
Cultural Hearth – where innovations, ideas, materials and technology begin

4. How do cultures change and spread?
Innovation
creating something new to meet a need.
Diffusion
spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior
Assimilation
smaller society adopts the culture of a majority group
Acculturation
society accepts or adopts an innovation

5. Columbian Exchange
widespread exchange of the animals, plants, culture and human populations including slaves, communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

6. What culture did America adopt these things from?
Hot Dogs + Hamburgers
German
Chocolate
Aztec
Democratic Government
Greek
Halloween
Celtic
Number system
Hindu-Arab
Hockey
Canadian
Paper Money
Chinese

7. Examples - How do cultures change and spread?

8. Cultural Diffusion – Real Life Example
The blues originated in the “field hollars” of southern slaves.
The ancient African call-and-response pattern is the core of the blues.
Recordings of early artists from the 1920’s and 30’s reached Europe before World War II.
Cultural Diffusion!

9. Examples of Cultural Diffusion
Chinatown is an area with people from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao and these exist all over the world.
Paper was first made in China as well as gun powder.
The Spread of music
Popularity of sushi, a traditional Japanese dish, shows diffusion of Japanese cuisine.
The Silk Road
Forced Cultural diffusion would be Afghans forcing some to convert to Islam.

10. Cultural Assimilation
Happens when two cultures or groups of people influence on anther.
Cultural customs, traditions, religious practices can all assimilate between two or more cultures.
Taking and celebrating other religions holidays
Accents

11. Blues Diffusion Robert Johnson Led Zepellin Traveling Riverside Blues
Recorded in 1937
Traveling Riverside Blues
Recorded in 1969

12. Blues Diffusion Howlin’ Wolf The Doors Back Door Man Back Door Man
1961
Back Door Man
1967

13. What are the 8 Traits of Culture?
Language
Religion (beliefs / morals / mores)
Food and Shelter (Types / Styles)
Education Systems
Security/Protection
Relationships – Family and Others
Political and Social Organizations
Creative Expression - Recreation

14. 1. Language Allows for communication to exist
There are between 3,000 and 6,500 different languages spoken in the world today!
Helps establish cultural identities
Can divide people
Canada - French/English
Oral tradition - Helps pass cultural traits along through generations
Dialect
different versions of the same basic language
“You all” vs. “ya’ll” vs. “you guys”
Language Diffusion
Follow trade routes
Blend from other languages
Migration

15. 2. Religion Major world religions Christianity - 33% Islam - 21%
Hinduism - 14%
Buddhism - 6%
Judaism - .2%
Others -25%

16. What is religion?
The belief in a supernatural power or powers, responsible for the creation and maintenance of the universe
Types of Religions?
Monotheistic – belief in one god
Polytheistic – belief in many gods
Animistic or Traditional – belief in the forces of nature

17. 3. Food and Shelter – The places we live and the things we eat

18. 4. Education - How culture is taught or learned
Formal – Schools, Universities, Religion (church)
In-Formal – Family, Friends, Social Clubs / Groups

19. 5. Security/Protection Military – National Govt. Police – Local Govt.
Family - Tribe

20. 6. Relationships – Family and Others
Friends
Classmates / Co-Workers

21. 7. Political and social organization
Government System
Make rules and laws to keep society in order
Clubs
Examples? Boys and Girls, Boy Scouts, FFA, Optimists,
Fraternal organizations
Kiwanis, University, Veterans, Masonic etc.

22. 8. Creative Expression - Recreation
Music
instruments, singing
Art
Paintings, sculpture, photography
Dance
Theater
Literature
Novels, Poems
Architecture
Sports
Outdoor activities
Hobbies

23. How are cultural regions organized?
Society
a group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity and a culture
Ethnic groups
a specific group within a society that shares a common language, customs, and heritage

24. Using the provided paper, create a web diagram/graphic organizer.
Culture Project
Using the provided paper, create a web diagram/graphic organizer.
Using the term CULTURE as the main idea, define all 8 components of culture and give at least 2 examples of each.
Make your diagram visually attractive and BE NEAT! Color is required and pictures will help your grade!
Each component is worth 12.5 points for a 100 total.
This is a project grade!
Culture
Language
Religion (beliefs / morals / mores)
Food and Shelter (Types / Styles)
Education Systems
Security/Protection
Relationships – Family Structure and Others
Political and Social Organizations
Creative Expression - Recreation
Culture
Language
Religion
Food and Shelter
Education Systems
Security and Protection
Family Structure
Political and Social Organizations
Creative Expression