1. Culture: all the shared products of human groups

2. Material vs. Nonmaterial Culture Material Culture Nonmaterial Culture Physical objects that people create & use Examples: automobiles, books, buildings, clothing, computers & cooking Abstract human creations Examples: beliefs, family patterns, ideas, language, political & economic systems, & rules

3. Components of Culture

4. Technology a culture’s physical objects and rules associated with their use

5. Symbols anything that represents something else

6. Language the organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system

7. Values shared beliefs about right/wrong, good/bad, desirable/undesirable

8. Norms shared rules of conduct in specific situations

10. Culture Traits o individual tool, act, or belief related to a particular situation/need Example: – using knives, forks & spoons to eat

11. Culture Complexes cluster of interrelated traits Example – Football contains many different types of materials, acts & beliefs

12. Culture Patterns combination of a number of culture complexes into an interrelated whole Example – baseball,basketball, football, soccer, swimming, tennis & track combine to form the American athletic pattern

13. CLASSWORK: Chapter 2 Page 29 #2-4 Page 39 #3-5 Page 40 #1-10 Indentifying People & Ideas Page 40 #1-7 Understanding Main Ideas Page 40 #1-5 Thinking Critically