1. I. CULTURE

2. Culture is made up of…
MUSIC
FASHION
ARTS
DATING
LANGUAGE
CULTURE
MARRIAGE
SPORTS
VALUES
MANNERS
LITERATURE
CUSTOMS
GENDER ROLES
HOLIDAYS

3. Let us not forget… LEISURE BURIAL CUSTOMS SEXUAL TABOOS CHILD-REARING
HUMOR
TOILET TRAINING
PUNISHMENT
FUNERAL CUSTOMS
RIGHTS OF PASSAGE
CALENDAR
MEDICINE
COSMETICS

4. A peoples’ entire way of life.
A.What is CULTURE?
A peoples’ entire way of life.

5. 3. Passed down to each generation. 4. CHANGES over time
CULTURE is a
“BLUEPRINT for living”!
It is LEARNED
3. Passed down to each generation.
4. CHANGES over time

6. Some needs that are universal…
Food
Companionship
Clothing
Nurturing
Shelter
And don’t forget
Security
Love!
Education

7. II. Cultures develop institutions, or social organizations.
They include Social, Political, Economics, Academics & Religion

8. MAJOR INSTITUTIONS
SOCIAL
POLITICAL
RELIGION
ACADEMICS
ECONOMICS

9. 1. SOCIAL: FAMILIES are the most important in every culture
1. SOCIAL: FAMILIES are the most important in every culture. Pass down customs/traditions.
LOVE
SECURITY
MANNERS
EDUCATION
NURTURING
SOCIALIZATION
PROVIDE…

10. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILIES…

11. a. NUCLEAR: b. EXTENDED : INCLUDE …PARENTS AND CHILDREN MAY INCLUDE
SEVERAL GENERATIONS
LIVING IN ONE HOUSEHOLD.

12. c. Patriarchal:
Male headed household

13. d. Matriarchal:
Female headed household

14. other types of families as well!
There are
MANY
other types of families as well!

15. 2. POLITICAL

16. Political provides… PROTECTION LAWS JUDICIAL SYSTEM HOLIDAYS
FOREIGN POLICY & TREATIES
SELECTION OF LEADERS
WAGES WAR

17. Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Political Systems…
General Type
Power Held By
Example
a. Monarch
One. Inherits power
Louis XIV in France (Absolutism)
Elizabeth II
Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1952-

18. b. Dictatorship One. Seizes Power. Hitler General Type Power Held By
Example
b. Dictatorship
One. Seizes Power.
Hitler
FIDEL CASTRO

19. Pol Pot from Cambodia
Joseph Stalin

20. Ancient Sparta’s Ephors
General Type
Power Held By
Example
c. Oligarchy
An enlightened few
Ancient Sparta’s Ephors
Market of Sparta, Meeting Place of the Ephors

21. d. Demo-cracy
The People. Many
Ancient Athens (direct). Current U.S.A. (representative democracy), India, England.

22. “…the power to make laws is given to the many rather than the few
“…the power to make laws is given to the many rather than the few. While every citizen has an equal opportunity to serve the public, we reward our most distinguished citizens by asking them to make our political decisions. Nor do we discriminate against the poor. A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scale.” Pericles, Funeral Oration.
Which type of government would this speaker’s ideas represent? ________________
“Whoever undertakes to maintain the organizational structure of another political party or to form a new political party will be punished with penal servitude up to three years, if the deed is not subject to other regulations.” Law against the establishment of parties, Germany, 14 July 1933
Which type of government would this speaker’s ideas represent? ________________

23. 3. ECONOMICS!!!!!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!

24. WHAT SHOULD BE PRODUCED? HOW IS IT PRODUCED? WHO SHALL RECEIVE IT?
3. ECON0MICS:HOW PEOPLE USE THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES TO SATISFY UNLIMITED WANTS & NEEDS
THE THREE ECONOMIC QUESTIONS:
WHAT SHOULD BE PRODUCED?
HOW IS IT PRODUCED?
WHO SHALL RECEIVE IT?

25. Economic System
Decision making
Characteristics
a. Traditional
Based on experience,
Custom & religion.
They follow the occupation of their ancestors, usually farming or herding.
People produce what they need to survive.
Common to small primitive, isolated societies. Labor intensive. No surplus. Slow to change.
EX:

26. Economic System
Decision making
Characteristics
b. Market
Business owners and consumers
Rapid change. Decisions based on what their market (Consumers) will buy. Supply & Demand.
EX:

27. Economic System
Decision making
Characteristics
c. Command
Government Planners
Slow moving. Often inflexible. Personal initiative not rewarded. Lack of competition.
EX:

28. d. MIXED ECONOMY:
BUSINESS OWNERS and GOVERNMENT share in the decision making
(Before a new medicine is sold, it must pass government safety regulations! Also,
Cars must have
Seatbelts!)

29. Government & Economics
Socialism: You have two cows. Give one cow to your neighbor.
Communism: You have two cows. Give both cows to the government, and they may give you some milk.
Anarchism: You have two cows. Keep both of the cows, shoot the government agent and steal another cow.
Capitalism: You have two cows. Sell one cow and buy a bull.

30. 4. Academics: Education.
Decide what to teach. Preserve & express culture.

31. 5. RELIGION!

32. RELIGION TRIES TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS THAT WE ALL HAVE…
WHY ARE WE HERE?
IS THERE A GOD OR GODS?
WHY IS THERE SUFFERING?
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE?
WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG?
HOW SHOULD WE LIVE OUR LIVES?

33. BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD…
a. POLYTHEISM
BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD…
EXAMPLES : Religions of the ancient Egyptians and GREEKS.

34. b. MONOTHEISM :
BELIEVE IN ONE GOD.
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM

35. S.P.E.A.R.
How can one institution effect another?

36. CULTURE DEFINES EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES…
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, WE WILL LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES, AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND IN DIFFERENT PLACES!!!
SO…GET READY FOR A GLOBAL
EXPERIENCE!