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Becoming HumanThe Process of Enculturation
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
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqbnDjId7g
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
Cultural Differences Values
Lullabies Kenyan – Family values, togetherness American – Go to sleep and be quiet
“Hush little baby…” Dependence vs. Independence training
Dependence TrainingContact over 70% of the timeSleep with familyEmphasize cooperation
Independence TrainingContact about 20% of the timeSleep aloneEmphasize competition
Where does our culture fit?
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
Gender Roles “Genderlects”
Are men and women different cultures? http://changingminds.org/explanations/gender/genderlect.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqwwvvorJ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmZ5TFKlwU&feature=PlayList&p=608D061CE7634328&index=0&playnext=1
Notecard Time! Are women and men two different
cultures? Yes – So then how should we
communicate with each other? No – Defend your position!