1. CULTURE ! Ch 4.1 CULTURE ! Ch 4.1 Culture Cultural Traits Subculture
Take Notes!
Culture
Cultural Traits
Subculture
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diffusion
CULTURE ! Ch 4.1
Take Notes!
Culture
Cultural Traits
Subculture
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diffusion

2. Learner Outcomes
1. TSWBAT: Define culture and explain its impact. (F/P)
2. TSWBAT: explain how culture changes and spreads. (CU)

3. Today’s Agenda Starting Assignment Chapter 4.1 Culture: Power Point
Culture Video
Cooperative Activity: Comparing/Contrasting Cultures
Outcome Sheets
Ticket Out of the Door

4. PURPOSE
To understand that differences among people exist which makes the world an interesting, unique, and sometimes dangerous place.

5. 1. List ONE thing that you feel is unique about American culture.
Starting Assignment
1. List ONE thing that you feel is unique about American culture.
2. List ONE thing that you think links us together as a nation.
3. List ONE thing that you feel divides us as a nation.

6. CULTURE ! Ch 4.1 Culture Cultural Traits Subculture Cultural Diversity
Take Notes!
Culture
Cultural Traits
Subculture
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diffusion

7. CULTURE: Ch. 4, Section 1

8. CULTURE
THE WAY OF LIFE for a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

9. White Board DISCUSSION
What kinds of things do you think make up a culture?
LIST 2 or 3

10. Cultural Traits Important traits: (1) Language (2) Religion (3) Art
specific characteristics of a culture
Important traits:
(1) Language
(2) Religion
(3) Art

11. Subculture
mini-culture within a bigger culture
stands out !!!

12. White Board DISCUSSION
List a SUB-CULTURE that you might belong to and put your name next to it.
Examples:
Athlete
Skater
Hip Hop
Rap

13. SUBCULTURE EXAMPLES
Hip-Hop Culture
Latino Culture
Asian Culture
Athletic Culture
Grunge Culture
Goth Culture
Country Culture
Mainstream Culture
Underground Culture
Rap Culture
Pop Culture
Southern Culture
Hippie Culture

14. Cultural Diversity cultural differences between people such as…?
Race, Ethnicity, Language, Religion

15. White Board DISCUSSION
In groups, discuss whether you think DHS is a culturally diverse school.
List 3 reasons why we are OR why we are NOT.

16. Cultural Diffusion Ideas Inventions Behaviors
The spreading of a culture’s…
Ideas
Inventions
Behaviors

17. WHITE BOARD DISCUSSION
DISCUSS and list THREE methods of cultural diffusion that enable a 16 year-old in Tokyo, Japan to walk around wearing a Taylor Swift t-shirt and listen to Taylor’s songs on an i-phone.

18. Show Culture Video

19. RECAP A group of people’s common way of life is called…
ANSWER: CULTURE
Characteristics like language and religion are called cultural…
ANSWER: TRAITS
Differences between groups of people is called cultural…
ANSWER: DIVERSITY
Cultural diffusion occurs when a culture’s practices…
ANSWER: SPREAD TO ANOTHER CULTURE

20. Cooperative Activity: Comparing / Contrasting Cultures
STEP 1 -- Choose FOUR different cultures OR subcultures
STEP Create a chart like the one below:
Name of the culture or subculture
Is it a Culture OR Subculture?
List 2 examples of cultural diversity within this group.
List 2 cultural traits within this group
List 2 examples of cultural diffusion that has affected this group
Create a small visual to represent this group
Name of 1st
Name of 2nd
(for example)
TEACHER CULTURE
Subculture
1. Multi-racial
2. ________
Etc,
etc, etc
1. Love kids
2. multi-lingual
Etc, etc, etc
1. New info from colleges
2. books
Name of 3rd
Name of 4th

21. Ticket Out the Door
Do you think the process of cultural diffusion is a good thing or a bad thing?
Give a reason why or an example for your argument.

22. Applying the Components of Culture
Name of the culture or subculture
Is it a Culture OR Subculture? Briefly explain your reasoning.
List 2 examples of cultural diversity within this group.
List 3 cultural traits (characteristics) of this group.
List 3 examples of cultural diffusion that has affected this group.
Create a small visual to represent this group

23. Cooperative Activity: Comparing / Contrasting Cultures
STEP 1 – Choose 3 different cultures OR subcultures
STEP Fill in the chart with the information requested below.
Name of the culture or subculture
Is it a Culture OR Subculture? Briefly explain your reasoning.
List 3 examples of cultural diversity within this group.
List 3 cultural traits (characteristics) of this group.
List 3 examples of cultural diffusion that has affected this group.
American
CULTURE b/c it is all the people in a country.
different languages
Hard workers
American Movies