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CULTURE TRAITs
What is culture?
oCulture is the set beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people.
oIt is possible to be part of more than one culture. In the United States we have many different cultures.
ETHNIC GROUPS OR APPEARNACE A group of people with a common racial, national, religious, or cultural background. Appearance can be apart of ethnic group.
o Make up
o Clothing
o Tattoos o Piercing
o Skin color
o Tribal customs
Kayan (burma)
Maori-New Zealand
o Judaism
o Religions
o Hinduism o Islam
o Christianity
o Karma
• Is a central part of many cultures. It affects social life and customs.
• What different things do the people believe in?
RELIGION
• What celebrations and annual holidays are traditional in their lives?
BELIEF SYSTEM and HOLIDAYS
o Christmas / Easter
o Birthdays
o Ramadan o Yom Kippur
o Day of the Dead
o Anniversaries
o 4th of July
o Mardi Graso Canada
Day
o Chanukah
FOODo “Italian”
o “Mexican”
o Barbeque
o Spain – saffron o India - curry
o “Chinese”
o Coastal locations - seafood
o Chinese – soy sauce
o Fork, spoon, knife
o Chop sticks
o Fried insects
• What types of food are eaten?
• How is the food cooked?• How is it eaten?
o Eat with handso Eat sitting on floor
HOMES and BUILDINGS
o Town houses
o Houses
o Mobile homes o Brick, stucco, stone o Caves
o Apartments
o Homes on stiltso Basements o A/C or no A/C
• What kind of homes and architecture is there?
o Igloo o Log cabino Tepee
TRANSPORTATION• How do the people get from one
place to another?o Bus
o Walking
o Subway o Motorcycle o Bicycle
o Car or truck
o Rollerblades o Skateboard o Horseback o Elephant o Boat o Airplane o Camels
THE ARTS AND SPORTS
o Literature
o Music
o Visual Arts o Soccer o Television
o Dancing
o Movies o Books
• What do people in do in their life for fun and entertainment?
COMMUNICATION OR CUSTOMS o Texting
o Talking (face-to-face)
o Email o “Snail” mail o Sign language
o Telephone
o Body language
• How do the people communicate and exchange ideas?
o Facial expression
LANGUAGEo Arabic
o English
o New York accent o Cajun accent
o Spanish
o Texas accent
o How to pronounce some words
o How to spell some words
o The names of certain things could be different
• What language(s) are spoken?
• Dialect is a regional variety of language with unique features such as vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation.
o Speaking softly o Speaking loudlyo Whisper
Texas accent
ReadWatch
television
Dance
Play music
Play sports
Bus
Walking
Boat CamelCar or truck
Mexican Food
Or Tex-Mex?
Talking (face-to-face)
Whisper
Near a body of water
Mobile home
House
in China
Igloo
Log cabin
Apartment
Mail a letter
Telephone
Spanish
English
Maori-New Zealand
Different skin colors
Sari - India
Judaism
Religion
Christianity
Birthdays
4th of July
Eat with chop sticks
Italian Food
Eat with fork, spoon, and
knife
Japanese Greeting
