1. Becoming Human The Process of Enculturation

2. Cultural Learning  Think about your culture…  How did you learn it?  What can you remember about learning it?  Enculturation = the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next

3. Cultural Learning  Think about your culture…  How did you learn it?  What can you remember about learning it?  Enculturation = the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next  How powerful / important is it?  http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/435093%3Fformat=html http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/435093%3Fformat=html  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqbnDjId7g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqbnDjId7g

4. Cultural Differences  Naming Practices  Bolivia – Name child once they can speak  Ghana – Name based on day of the week you are born, Christian name once you go to school (prestige)  Bali – First born = Wayan, Second = Made, Third = Nyoman, Fourth = Ketut. Then repeat  America = ?  Blank slate! You are a unique individual  http://www.progenealogists.com/namingpatterns.htm http://www.progenealogists.com/namingpatterns.htm

5. Cultural Differences  Values  Lullabies  Kenyan – Family values, togetherness  American – Go to sleep and be quiet  “Hush little baby…”  Dependence vs. Independence training Dependence Training Contact over 70% of the time Sleep with family Emphasize cooperation Independence Training Contact about 20% of the time Sleep alone Emphasize competition Where does our culture fit?

6. Sex vs. Gender  Sex = biological  XX (female) or XY (male)  Note however that about 50,000 Americans are neither “male” nor “female”  Gender = cultural meanings assigned to the biological differences between males and females  Ex. Homosexuality in the Philippines

7. Gender Roles  “Genderlects”  Are men and women different cultures?  http://changingminds.org/explanations/gender/genderlect.htm http://changingminds.org/explanations/gender/genderlect.htm  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqwwvvorJ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqwwvvorJ0

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmZ5TFKlwU&feature=PlayList&p=608D061CE7634328&index= 0&playnext=1

9. Notecard Time!  Are women and men two different cultures?  Yes – So then how should we communicate with each other?  No – Defend your position!