of Culture

A Look at the Factors that Create Cultures

Culture

The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life.

OR The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/pictures/eskimo-family-600.jpg

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=business_finance&sc=corporate& sc2=features&sc3=&id=1488 http://www.africaguide.com/images/library/people/pf019.jpg

Cultural Exchange

Innovation  Taking existing elements in society and creating something new to meet a need

Cultural Exchange

 Acculturation:  The cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation Artist: Kirby Sattler, fromhttp://kirbysattler.sattlerartprint.com/

Cultural Exchange

 Diffusion:  The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to different societies

Cultural Diffusion

Cultural Diffusion

Cultural Diffusion

Cultural Exchange

 Assimilation:  A process where a minority group gives up its own culture and adopts the culture of a majority group http://sachiniti.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/namesake.jpg

Culture Regions

 Culture Region A portion of Earth ’s surface that has common cultural elements

Culture Regions

Cultural Hearth

  Regions that in ancient times gave rise to significant cultural complexes, are of particular importance. These include the Nile Valley, the Fertile Crescent (including Mesopotamia), Indus Valley, Huang Ho Valley, and Mesoamerica

Exchange Quiz!

 Mr. Smith invented a cell phone that could take pictures, record video, and pop popcorn because he couldn’t find one at the mall.

 Innovation   Acculturation Diffusion  Assimilation

Exchange Quiz!

Mr. Smith invented a cell phone that could take pictures, record video, and pop popcorn because he couldn’t find one at the mall.

Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

Exchange Quiz!

 Mrs. Stein moved to Germany and found there were no English signs anywhere! She quickly learned the German phrase for “bathroom.”  Innovation  Acculturation  Diffusion  Assimilation

Exchange Quiz!

 Mrs. Stein moved to Germany and found there were no English signs anywhere! She quickly learned the German phrase for “bathroom.”  Innovation  Acculturation  Diffusion  Assimilation

Exchange Quiz!

 Annika loves to eat sushi. She can find it at the mall, the grocery store, and even in the cafeteria. Her love of sushi is a result of  Innovation  Acculturation  Diffusion  Assimilation

Exchange Quiz!

 Annika loves to eat sushi. She can find it at the mall, the grocery store, and even in the cafeteria. Her love of sushi is a result of  Innovation  Acculturation  Diffusion  Assimilation

Ethnocentrism

Believing that one’s own culture is best or better than others.

Anti-US banner in a demonstration in Brazil, stating:

USA It is necessary to resist. Long live Brazil!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Anti_usa_demo_brazil.jpg

Appearance

 Clothing  Jewelry  Hairstyles  Fabric  Physical features  Makeup For many men in West Africa, scarring is a form of tribal initiation and a sign of bravery. Done with razor blades, the painful process starts at puberty and continues into adulthood. Each tribe has distinctive tattoo designs.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/photo1.html

Beliefs

 Religious  Superstitious Top: A Muslim in Egypt prays toward Mecca Bottom: Jews praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem http://www.stevephotography.com/religion-10.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm

Communication

 Language  Signs  Body language  Slang Top: In Japan, China, Korea and other Eastern countries, people show respect by bowing in greeting.

Bottom: In France, people greet each other with one or more kisses on the cheek.

http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2005/5/19/answering-concerns-about catholic-practice.html

http://www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/kiss_hello_in_france

Dates

 History  Holidays  Concept of time Three Vietnamese men celebrate Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, in Hoi An.

http://www.hanshendriksen.net/pics/vie/vie10.htm

Economy

 Trade partners  Imports/exports http://www.leblogauto.com/category/toyota http://www.20sim.com/assets/Bedrijven/mitsubishi%20logo .jpg

http://www.20sim.com/assets/Bedrijven/mitsubishi%20logo .jpg

Foods

 Types  Spices  Taboos  Number of meals  Special occasions Lengua cooked in white wine- Tongue of beef simmered to tenderness in white wine and served with green olives. http://www.lacocinadetitamoning.com/menus_products.html

Government

 Laws  Values  Titles  Social roles  Social order Top: Iraqi women show off their dyed fingertips after voting for the first time.

Bottom: Iraqi election officials with two ballot boxes.

http://freedomsfidelity.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_freedomsfidelity_archive.html

Human/Environment Interactions

 Adaptation of the environment  Modification of the environment Expanding deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil. (Top: August 1, 2001; Bottom: August 15, 2006) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17404

Information

 Education  Length   Formal Informal  Literacy rates http://population.wri.org/pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=363 7

Jobs

 Ways to make a living  Economic activities http://www.dannyssteakhouse.com/menu.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/fespaco/ week_in_pics.shtml

http://www.kent.edu/photoessays/June2003/ http://www.nextsteps.org/steps/jun03/mirror.html

http://www.ssl.state.ut.us/fire/fire.htm

Kind of Environment

 Physical features  Landforms  Waterways http://www.atpm.com/9.01/tetons/ http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://www.naturalkansas.org/prairie1.htm

http://www.cet.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dfo rest.html

Location of Country

 Absolute and relative  What country can be found at 33N, 44E?

 What area of the world is this?

http://www.education world.com/soc_sci/geography/images/middle_east.gif

Movement

 Migration  Colonial expansion  Transportation  Immigration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm

Nationalism

 Things that spark feelings of loyalty and patriotism Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class following a moment of silence in remembrance of the September 11 attacks. http://www.drewcentral.org/pics02/911/911.htm

Organizations

 Membership in organizations  World   Nation State  Local http://www.senmerv.com/archives/000123.php

http://www.anahuac.mx/ri/ http://www.habitatkent.org/news_17.htm

http://www.meals-on-wheels-inc.org/memory.htm

Population

 Size  Composition  Where was this photograph taken?

 Homogenous or diverse?

http://www.pbase.com/thewizardrod/image/47799596

Quality of Life

 Birth rates  Death rates  Access to medical care  Life expectancy (Feb. 3, 2002) Yukichi Chuganji, a 112-year-old retired silkworm breeder from Japan, has inherited the Guinness Book of Records title for the world's oldest man.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/03/oldestman.htm

Resources

 Natural resources  Human resources http://www.jewishworldreview.com/wein/wein_remembering.php3

http://www.koalie.net/Walks/200310-CA-J6/index 20031003172546.html

http://www.hydrogennow.org/Facts/Wind/wind.htm

Shelter

 Style  Materials  Shape  Size  Color  Arrangement of furniture http://www.cricketump.com/bang_v_nz_1004.htm

Taboos

 Unacceptable behaviors  Tattooing   Body Piercing Language   Foods Clothing http://tattoo.about.com/cs/tatart/l/blpdwtorso.htm

http://tattoo.about.com/library/bl030505z.htm

http://www.grete-david.co.uk/4670/4724.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*

Urban/Rural

 Population distribution and density  Dense?

 Sparse?

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/immunotherapy/What s_New/whatsnew.cfm

http://www.corrosioncost.com/infrastructure/highway/

Vacation/Recreation

 Leisure activities http://www.sunshine coast.co.za/surfing_pictures.html

http://www.riverterrace.com/area_in formation.htm

Weather/Climate Regions

 Temperature and precipitation patterns  Think LACEMOPS and Climographs!

http://www.cyclone-tours.com/2005_Chase_Log.htm

Xeriscape

 Natural vegetation of a given climate region http://www.rozmiarek.info/gallery/Family/100_4760

Yearly Income

 Average earnings per capita http://staff.science.uva.nl/~bobd/tvbs/table.html

http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac70517/MIS175/history.htm

Zoology

 Indigenous wildlife http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/ http://www.werc.usgs.gov/mojave-symposium/ http://www.public.asu.edu/~atjlb/toucan.JPG

Language

 Basics:   Today’s mainly spoken languages have roots in the Indo-European branch of the language tree Speakers of one branch have less difficulty learning languages from the same branch