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10 Cultural Universals
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Vocab ANTHROPOLOGISTANTHROPOLOGIST CULTURECULTURE A person who studies past and present culture A way of life passed on from generation to generation Thoughts, feelings, actions, customs, habits, goals & values LEARNED
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Handout #1 List 5 things you have been taught by your ▫Parents ▫School ▫Friends
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1) Basic Needs All people need food, clothing and shelter How people satisfy these needs is mostly based on where they live HAND OUT #2 NEEDS vs. WANTS
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2) Geographical Setting Physical aspects of the earth as well as weather Geography & climate affects ▫Food ▫Clothing ▫Shelter ▫Tools ▫Economy ▫Recreation HANDOUT #3 How does geography & Climate affect Chicago ? (Give an example for each of the categories listed)
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3) Family Life Family leadership, make-up & size change between cultures Father leader, mother leader, shared leadership, live with extended family… HANDOUT #4 If or when you marry what kind of family organization & leadership would you want?
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4) Political Organization Government Rules, laws, leaders and ways of enforcing these laws HANDOUT #5 If there was a society with no Laws, and you could only make ONE law, what would it be? Why?
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5) Technology Technology is anything humans make or the way they make things Tools are anything humans use to make a job easier HANDOUT # 6 List five things you have at home that your great grandparents did not have that makes life easier
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6) Economics How people satisfy their needs by produces goods and services to trade
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7) The Unknown People try to explain or understand the unknown through ▫Myths ▫Which-craft ▫Religion Create Mores: unwritten laws HANDOUT #7 Write a short paragraph explaining thunder (pretend you don’t know the scientific reason)
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8) The Arts How cultures express themselves Art, crafts, music, dance & theater HANDOUT #8 How does music today express the feelings of young people, name a song as an example
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9) Recreation What a person does with their spare time…. Leisure time HANDOUT #9 Write 5 activities specific to Chicago
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10) Communication Expressing ones, thoughts, ideas, feelings through ▫Language ▫Hand movements ▫Facial expressions HANDOUT #10 How would you communicate with a person who did not speak or understand your language if you are lost?
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HANDOUT #11 List the 10 Cultural Universals
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