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2. The Meaning of Culture

3. A Society – consists of People

4. Culture – products both material and nonmaterial the people create Material Non - Material

5. The Components of Culture Symbols – anything that represents something else. Language – the combination of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system. Спасибо Thank you

6. Values – Shared beliefs of what is good and bad. – Killing people is bad – Helping people is good Norms – Shared expectations of behavior – Two types Folkways --- common customs; not a lot of importance attached to them. They do not threaten society Mores --- great moral significance to them. Violating these threatens the fabric of society.

7. Laws – written rules of conduct enforced by the government. Can originate out of either folkways or mores. – 1917 Teachers were not allowed to go to ice cream shops unaccompanied. Did this law start as a folkway or more? – Current law in Baldwin Park: No one is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool Did this law start as a folkway or more?

8. What do All cultures have in common? Cultural Universals Arts and Leisure – Sports, dancing, decorative art, games, music Basic needs – Cooking, clothing, housing

9. Beliefs – Body adornment, dream interpretation, folklore, funeral rites, religious rituals, weather control Communication and Education – Education, language, greetings

10. Family – Courtship, family feasting, kin groups, marriage Government and Economy – Calendar, division of labor, government, law, property rights, status differentiation, trade

11. Technology – Medicine, toolmaking High School Universals At your table group, come up with examples of the 7 universals as they apply to high schools.