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Warm Up 3/13 Make a prediction! What percentage of the world’s population: Lives in North America? Is Christian? Is literate (can read)? Has a high school education? Has a computer?
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Unit Question How have the patterns of American immigration changed over time?
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Lesson Question What is culture? and Why is American culture so varied?
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Vocabulary Assimilation Innovation Diffusion
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What elements make up a culture?
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Culture Is… All the features of a society’s way of life passed down from generation to generation. Think: Santa Claus
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Culture Is… Society’s shared values, beliefs, institutions, and technologies. Think: US Flag, Freedom of Speech
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Culture Is… The roles given to individuals and that establish relationships within groups in a society. Think: School relationships
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Cultural Traits Activities and behaviors that people repeatedly practice. Think: eating US: fork, knife, spoon China: chopsticks Malaysia: fingers/hands They can vary and change through time Think: clothing styles
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How Do Cultures Change? Assimilation Innovation Diffusion
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Assimilation When one culture group adapts to the attitudes, belief systems and ways of life of another culture. Think: Native Americans
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Innovation New ideas that are accepted into a culture. Think: Horse v. cars, bow and arrow v. rifle etc.
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Innovation Sometimes culture traits clash…
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Innovation And then it becomes a way of life! LOOK!
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Diffusion The spread of a cultural trait from one society to another. Could be rapid (Think: Rap Music) or gradual (Think: popular dance style) How has the process of diffusion changed?
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MY Culture Is…
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Closer What foreign cultures are you most interested in learning about? Why?
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