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Defining Culture Chapter 4 The Elements of Culture

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Defining Culture

Chapter 4The Elements of Culture

Objectives

• Define culture and explain its impact

• Explain how culture changes and spreads

• Describe how language unites and divides people and how it changes and spreads

• Identify and define three categories of religions

• Describe the worlds major religions

• Identify modes of cultural expression

Defining Culture

The real question: What makes you similar to some people in the world but different from most others?

Culture – the total of ___________, __________, and ___________ shared and passed on by the members of a specific group

Culture. . .. . . acts as a blueprint for how a group of

people should behave if they want to fit in.

(societal _______ and __________)

. . . ties us to one group and separates us from other groups.

Cultural FactorsFood and shelter

___________

Relationships

_______________

Education

Security / Protection

________ and _______ Organization

Creative Expression

Elements of Culture

Social Organization

A group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture is called a ________

Societies can be broken down into specific groups that share a language, customs, or a common heritage – ______ _______

Social Organization

All societies have social classes – a way to rank people in order of status

What can social classes be based on?

Elements of Culture

Customs and Traditions – rules of ________ (written and unwritten)

Elements of Culture

Creative Expression – products of the human imagination

___ ______ Literature_____ Folk Tales

- Teaches about cultural values- Promotes cultural pride and unity

Elements of Culture

_______ – belief in a supernatural power that is the creator and maintainer of life

Three Categories1. Monotheism – belief in ____ god2. Polytheism – belief in _____ gods3. Anamistic – belief in divine forces of

_______

Five Major ReligionsRELIGION M / P / A

Date Founded

Where Founded

# of Followers /

Name

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Elements of Culture

Political Organization – ruling structure that provides for the common needs of society

Democracy – _________ have the power___________ – ruling family headed by a king or queenDictatorship – an individual or group hold complete

powerCommunism – government and economic system are

controlled by the _________ in the name of the _____

Elements of Culture

Economic Systems – the use of _______ to satisfy ______ or ______

Traditional – people produce most of what they need to survive

Market Economy – buying and selling goods and services

Command Economy – Government controls what/how goods are produced and what they cost

Mixed – individuals make some economic decisions and the government makes others

Levels of Economic Activity

Primary – involves gathering ___ _______ for use in making the final product

Secondary – involves adding value to materials by changing their form

Tertiary – involves providing ________ or __________ services

Quaternary – provides information, management, and research

Elements of Culture

Language – way to __________ and pass on traditions and beliefs

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Culture Change and Exchange

Innovation – taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need (EX)

Diffusion – the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior

Acculturation – occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation

Be Careful of. . .

Ethnocentrism – judging other cultures by the ________ of your own

_______ – belief that one racial group is superior to another

__________ – classifying people using an oversimplified opinion or image