1. Beliefs and Culture Describe how beliefs shape our culture
Examine difference between material and nonmaterial culture
Analyze cultural change and groups within cultures

2. Nonmaterial Culture Beliefs, ideas, knowledge
Beliefs- ideas about nature of reality
No life on Mars
Egyptian Pharaohs were gods

3. Material Culture Concrete objects: cars, art, basketball
Objects have no meaning or use apart from what we give them
Nettling- pg 93

4. Real & Ideal Culture
Ideal Culture- cultural guidelines publicly embraced by society
Real Culture- actual behavior patterns
Conflict
Honesty
Marriage
Why does culture change????

5. Cultural Diversity
Social Categories- characteristics such as age, sex, gender, religion
Religious people expected to go to church
Subculture- Chinatown, circus people, musicians
Counterculture- deliberately opposed to beliefs & attitudes of dominant culture

6. Cont…. Ethnocentrism- judge others against your own culture
Cultural Universals- aspects in all cultures- sports, cooking, music….

7. How do schools and parents fail teens?
Support Groups
Competition in Schools
Cultural Expectations
Pg 96-97