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Good morning!!! Please find your test from the stack on the stool
We are going to go over the most missed questions Test grades not finalized yet…still grading FRQs
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What is culture?
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Culture is… Learned, not biological
Transmitted within a society to next generations by imitation, tradition, and instruction
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Culture provides… A general framework
Each individual learns and adheres to general rules Also to specific sub groups— Age, sex, status, occupation, nationality Portrays the impact of culture on the landscape (CULTURAL LANDSCAPE)
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Culture provides… Subcultures co-exist
Masculine/feminine, rural/urban, different ethnicities Joined by common traditions, behavior, loyalties, beliefs, etc. Christmas, going to church on Sunday
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Cultural Variables—Micro vs. Macro
Cultural traits—most elementary expression of culture, the smallest distinctions Behavior Object Beliefs Attitudes Macro These “building blocks” = a culture complex
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Components of Culture Art Architecture Language Music Film/TV Food
Clothing Social Interaction Religion Land Use
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Cultural Synthesis or Syncretism
Cultural Synthesis/Syncretism—blending together of two or more cultural influences Ex—country music-tied to folk music, influenced by Scotch-Irish settlers, German settlers, all African immigrants who lived in the Southern US How has country music experienced syncretism?
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Identifying Culture—Culture Complex
Macro cultural complex—individual cultural traits that are functionally interrelated Maasai of Kenya—cultural traits centered in cattle Soccer, futbol—Europe, Latin America Football—Southern U.S.
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Culture Region Portion of the Earth’s surface occupied by populations sharing recognizable distinctive cultural characteristics (seeing culture on a map) Political organizations/boundaries Language Land Use Religions Economy type
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Cultural Realm A set of cultural regions showing related cultural complexes and landscapes Large region that has assumed fundamental uniformity in its cultural characteristics and showing significant differences from surrounding realms
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Cultural Sphere Zone of outer influence for a culture region
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