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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
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
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