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What Is Culture? Behaviors, values, social skills, knowledge, attitudes shared by a group of people.
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Culture gives MEANING to REALITY
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Characteristics of Culture It’s Learned
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Characteristics of Culture It’s Shared - but Differentially
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Characteristics of Culture It’s based on Symbols (words, images, objects) What is being communicated to the children through this symbol?
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Characteristics of Culture It’s Patterned & Integrated: itforms a relatively coherent system
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Characteristics of Culture It’s Adaptive But not always
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Characteristics of Culture It Changes 1973, 2.5 lbs, 30 min. talk, 10 hrs recharge, $4000 2010, 4.8 oz, 5 hrs talk, $99. Inuit 1900 Inuit 1990 1900 2010
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Characteristics of Culture Si Se Puede
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Ideal vs. Real Culture Ideal: what people believe they should do Ideal: what people believe they should do Obey the speed limit Obey the speed limit Recycle Recycle Not procrastinating on reading assignments Not procrastinating on reading assignments Real: what people can be observed doing Real: what people can be observed doing Speeding Speeding Look in the classroom waste cans!!!! Look in the classroom waste cans!!!! Last minute cramming Last minute cramming
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