1. Culture
Monday, January 30, 2017

2. List as many things as you can think of when you hear…
“Indonesian culture”

3. The history of the word “culture”
Read page 6, paragraph 1
Sanskrit: buddhayah = consciousness/thought
Dutch: cultuur = sowing/planting
Latin: colere
Human efforts to grow and transform nature
Colombia

4. Synthesize! Read page 6 Synthesize a definition for “culture”
Ms. Sarah’s definition:
Culture is all the knowledge, attitudes/values, and customs/norms/behaviors that are learned and passed down from generation to generation in a specific society.
Pakistan

5. 2 types of culture (p. 8) Abstract culture Concrete culture
Can’t touch it
In the human mind
Ideas, concepts, values
Like embodied cultural capital
Tangible (can touch it)
Can see, touch, smell, observe, picture it.
Like material cultural capital

6. Clyde Kluckhorn: Components of culture
Tools and equipment to support human life (clothes, housing, weapons, transportation)
Livelihood (jobs) and economic systems (farming, medical, production and distribution of goods)
Societal systems (kinship, political orgs, marriage, law)
Languages
Arts (music, performing, visual)
Systems of knowledge
Belief systems (religions)

7. Universal Culture (one of the 7 components of culture)
Ralph Linton: Cultural components (p. 10)
Universal Culture (one of the 7 components of culture)
Cultural activity
Trait complex
Trait
Item
Farming
Harvesting
Machine
Blade
Wheels
Steering wheel
Irrigation
Ditches
Wheelbarrow
Shovel

8. Bronislow Malinowski: Functionalism (p. 10)
Everything has a function to play in society. When it is no longer needed, it will automatically disappear.

9. Homework: read page p. 12, 14, 16
Function, Characteristics, and Properties of Culture

10. Notes on board Function of culture: Kezia, Jeje, Nia, Catherine
Characteristics of culture: Anthony, Feli, Crystal
Properties of culture: Jason, Raiza, Lita, Stevi

11. Asking a person about their culture can be like asking a goldfish how the water is.

12. 10 ways to offend video
Toilet video

13. Warm up questions to write in your notebook
What is meant by the phrase “Culture is the social inheritance of humankind” p. 14
Why is language an essential part of culture? P. 14
“Culture is universal.” p. 14 Does this mean that everyone in the world shares the same culture?
Reminder: Quiz on culture on Feb 13, next Monday!!!
Definition of culture and where the word comes from.
Clyde Kluckhorn, Ralph Linton and Bronislaw Malinowski
Function, Characteristics and Properties of culture
7 components of culture (today’s class)

14. Clyde Kluckhorn: Components of culture
Tools and equipment to support human life (clothes, housing, weapons, transportation)
Livelihood (jobs) and economic systems (farming, medical, production and distribution of goods)
Societal systems (kinship, political orgs, marriage, law)
Languages
Arts (music, performing, visual)
Systems of knowledge
Belief systems (religions)

15. Clyde Kluckhorn: Components of culture
Tools and equipment p (see houses)
Livelihood (jobs) and economic systems p
Societal systems p
Kinship and Social Organization
Unilineal
Ambilineal
Patrilineal
Matrilineal
Small/large ambilineal family
Small/large clan (Klan)
Phratry (Fratri)
Moiety (paroh masyarakat)
Mono-
Poly-
-Gamy
-Gyny
-Andry
Nuclear family
Extended family

16. Systems of science and knowledge p. 30
Societal systems p
Kinships and social organization: education, orphanages, shelters, health institutions
Languages p
Functions
Arts p. 28
See chart at bottom of page
Dance example
Systems of science and knowledge p. 30
How to obtain knowledge
Knowledge about what? All the -logys
Belief systems (religions) p
Animism/paganism, dynamism

17. Dynamics of culture

18. assimilation Acculturation
The minority has to change to fit into the majority.
The majority is slightly affected.
There is no more majority and minority, they all become one.
The minority’s actions are now exactly like the majority. We cannot see a difference.
The minority has to change to fit into the majority
The majority accepts and incorporates (menggabungkan) the minority into the majority’s culture.
The minority keeps their distinct differences.
The differences can still be seen.

19. innovation
Diffusion
Introduction of new technology that changes culture
Invention
Discovery
Examples: cloning
Stem cells
Nuclear power
Spreading culture from one place to another
Direct (intentional)
Indirect (English)
Intra or intersocietal
Peaceful (pacifique)
Violent

20. Answer number 18, 19 and 20 on page 44 and 46
What is the relationship between diffusion and assimilation? Diffusion and acculturation?

21. Performance Test 2
Assignment and performance test 2 are due on Monday, February 20th. If you are absent on this day, you will have to have a minute one-on-one discussion with me after school next week.
Globalization
Similar to diffusion
The idea that the world is becoming more and more the same as a result of trade, media, and travel.
The process is happening faster and faster, or it is “accelerating”
What is the effect of globalization on individual cultures? Are they in danger?

22. Discuss with a partner: if you were going to introduce Christianity to someone for the first time ever, how would you do it? Considering their culture.

23. Using Clyde Kluckhorn’s 7 components of culture, list at least 2 things from each of the 7 categories that would distinguish the following cultures from each other. Example: in the USA, we have General Motors cars (tools and equipment). In Indonesia, you have Esemka.
Village life in Java
City life in Berlin, Germany

24. Using Clyde Kluckhorn’s 7 components of culture, list at least 2 things from each of the 7 categories that would distinguish the following cultures from each other. Example: in the USA, we have General Motors cars (tools and equipment). In Indonesia, you have Esemka.
Village life in Java
City life in Berlin, Germany