Transcript Culture Powerpoint

Culture
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Recall:
 We are social beings
 We live in groups
 We interact with each other in groups
 Groups have an impact on us
Culture
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A culture is a learned pattern of behavior
and values shared among a group of people
(socialization)
BELIEFS
ideas
VALUES
what is
good/bad
CULTURELearned
Shared
Passed on
MORES
Strongly held
norms
NORMS
behaviour
FOLKWAYS
manners
LAWS
rules
Suppose
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You were asked to pack a suitcase with items that
best describe you- what would you include????
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Clothes
Music
Pictures
Games
Etc
The contents of your suitcase would reveal your
cultural baggage
Culture
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Material
Things that are created
by man
Buildings
Autos
Computers
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Non-material
Behaviours
Symbols
Attitudes
Values of the culture
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Social customs around the world