CULTURE!

Culture is what makes one

society different from

another society.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

Culture is shared (member vs.

outsider)

People of the same culture can

predict (within limits) how others

will think and behave.

Sometimes we have

misunderstandings when we step

outside our familiar cultural setting,

where meanings are not shared

with other people (brand acronym,

abaya—burqa in France, free

speech—Muhammad video, burning

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

Culture is learned (not biologically transmitted) through teaching or interacting with one’s cultural environment

This learning of culture is called “enculturation”

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

--acculturation is adopting aspects

of another society’s culture while

keeping your own (bi-cultural)

--assimilation is absorbing another

society’s culture and losing your

own

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

Culture changes

Culture is humanity’s most

powerful strategy for survival—

it’s how basic natural demands

of human life are met in

different ways because of

culturally defined variations

(disposing of dead, not eating

cows, prizing freedom above

everything else)

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

There are 3 types of culture:

• Popular Culture (spreads easily. Is popular!) (houses, clothes, food, music)

• Folk Culture (generally doesn’t spread much, is often tied to land, religion, seasons, agriculture)

• Counter Culture (a sub-culture or fringe culture that develops in opposition to mainstream culture. It peaks and declines but often leaves an impact on society)

2.

Popular or “Pop” Culture – customs practiced by large, diverse groups. Ex. – Levi Jeans

King of Pop“King of Pop”

Three types of culture

1. Folk Culture

The Traditional culture of a society (small grouops)

)

Square Dancing - USA

Mexican Hat Dance or Jarabe Tapatio

Which is which? Take the challenge!!!

CounterCulture (sub-culture)—a group who presents themselves in opposition to the mainstream trends of the dominant culture

Ex. Punk Rockersckers

More Trekkies!!!

Ex. Surfers

Ex. GothsEx. Goths

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

• Religion

• Language

• Ethnicity

• Music

• Dance

• Clothing

LANGUAGE REGIONS

RELIGION REGIONS

CULTURE REALMS (COLOR/SHADE AND LABEL

CULTURE REALMS CORE MAP)

HEARTH

A Cultural Hearth is where a culture originated.

For example, Hip Hop originated in the Bronx in

New York, so the Bronx is the cultural hearth of

Hip Hop.

- The Bronx, New York

Birthplace of rap/hip-

hop

1520 Sedwick Ave.

Bronx, NY

1520 Sedgwick

Avenue, Bronx NY

is considered the

birthplace of rap in

the early 1970s –

venue of DJ Kool

Herc

Run DMC

DJ Kool Herc

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE HEARTH?Cultural Trait Hearth (think-pair-share)

1. Christmas Tree

2. Skateboarding

3. Spanish (language)

4. Soccer (futbol)

5. Hamburger

ANSWERS

Christmas Tree—Germany (At least the modern idea. Greenery is ancient pagan customs)

Skateboarding—California

Spanish—Castile (Iberian Penn, Spain)

Soccer—China (100-200 AD)

Hamburgers—Connecticut 1900 (Lots of claims. Library of Congress chose Connecticut)

Cultural Diffusion – the spreading of cultural customs to other cultures.

Saudi Arabia – hearth for McDonald’s is San Bernardino, CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeU9znQ9jQw&safety_mode

=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCsFvVg0UY

Cultural Diffusion of Jazz

* Utah