INTRODUCING CULTURELecture One
EXPLORING INTERDEPENDENCE
The impact of technology Globalized interconnectedness Social media impact
The reality of global poverty Income poverty Extreme poverty Absolute poverty Relative poverty
PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS ARE MIGRATING 214 million live outside their country of
origin Saturation of world markets with US
Culture
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Debt to China Minorities moving to majority
The “1%“ Doubled over last 20 year Top 1% owns more than the bottom 90%
INCOME EQUALITY
DEFINING CULTURE
Shaped by context Historical perspectives
Colonization High and low culture Stratification Popular culture
ENTERING ACADEMIA
Anthropologists Edward T. Hall, Clifford Geertz
Based on shared meanings Based on symbols Rooted in ethnocentrism
MOVING FORWARD
During this class we are going to Challenge the order you recognize
Create chaos to gain understanding
Examine opposing and foreign ideologies