1. Material vs Non Material Culture

2. Dive Further In…. Culture is both MATERIAL and NON MATERIAL
Material Culture: Any physical objects such as skyscrapers, restaurants, cell phones, cars, schools, etc.
Non Material Culture: Beliefs, customs, traditions, family systems, economy, etc.
Why discuss this? Culture helps to explain human social behavior.
Culture provides a “blueprint” that people in a society use to guide behavior.

3. Have You Ever Analyzed “Culture?”
“Friends” Clip
Cartoon/Comic Activity

4. Nature v. Nurture Genetics or Environment

5. Nature v. Nurture
Nature refers to what people inherit – biological groundwork that prepares a person to develop in certain ways.
Nurture refers to environmental factors – what a person is exposed to in life; family, education, culture, living conditions, & everyday individual experiences
How much of who we are is found in our genes (nature) verses how we are raised & environmental conditions (nurture)?

6. How Much Do You Have In Common With Your Relatives?
Identical Twins: 100% of their genes
Parents & Children: 50% of their genes
Brother & Sisters: 50% of their genes
Your Aunts & Uncles: 25% of their genes
Your 1st Cousins: 12.5% of their genes

7. Psychological & Physical Traits Environmental: Nurture
Record both psychological & physical traits that you share with members of your family. Identify if the traits are nature or nurture.
Psychological & Physical Traits
Heredity: Nature
Environmental: Nurture
Color of my eyes *
2. Work ethic
3. Height
4. Personality
5. Sense of Humor
6. Hair Color
Athleticism
8. Physical Make-up
9. Intelligence
10. Determination