1. Culture Around the World
ABC’s of Culture
Culture Around the World

2. What art forms are typical of this culture?
A: Art
What art forms are typical of this culture?

3. B: Buildings
What buildings, monuments, types of homes and structures symbolize this culture?

4. How do people communicate with each other? How is information spread?
C: Communication
How do people communicate with each other? How is information spread?

5. D: Dress
What clothing is typical of this culture?

6. E: Economy Who owns the farms and factories?
Are they high-tech, low-tech or no-tech?

7. F: Family What does the typical family look like?
What is the role of women and children?

8. G: Government
Who has power? How is the average citizen connected to the government?

9. H: History
What experiences have shaped this culture?

10. What images cause an immediate response in every person?
I: Icons
What images cause an immediate response in every person?

11. J: Jobs
How does the average person make a living?

12. K: Knowledge
How is knowledge passed from one generation to the next?

13. L: Language Awesome! Cool What words and expressions have meaning?
What are the most popular forms of literature?
Awesome!
Cool

14. M: Movement and Migration
How does the average person get around?
To where are people moving?

15. N: National Pride
What people, places, and things spark feelings of loyalty and patriotism?

16. What are the most important organizations in this society?
O: Organizations
What are the most important organizations in this society?

17. P: Population
What are the largest groups - age, sex, religion, language, ethnic group? Who is in the minority?

18. Q: Quality of Life
Rate the average person's health and happiness.

19. R: Religion
What beliefs and values do people hold? What are the traditional holidays, festivals, and ceremonies?

20. S: Status
What classes, castes, professions, and groups have high and low status?

21. What behaviors are considered to be totally unacceptable?
T: Taboos
What behaviors are considered to be totally unacceptable?

22. U: Urban or Rural
Do most people live in the city or the countryside? What does the typical community look like?

23. V: Vacation and Recreation
How do people in this culture have fun?

24. W: Ways of Everyday Life
How do people take care of everyday things?

25. X: X Marks the Spot
How does geography shape the culture?

26. Y: Yum What foods were invented here?
What do people eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

27. Z: Ztuff
Stuff that is typical of a culture

28. When Cultures Collide Culture Clash/ Culture Conflict: racism, “weird”
Ethnocentrism= superiority
Cultural Diffusion: Add some culture traits from another group to your own.
by intermingling or forced diffusion
Cultural Assimilation: lose your special flavor or look, ”Blend in”