abc’s of culture culture around the world. a: art what art forms are typical of this culture?

ABC’S OF CULTURECulture Around the World

A: Art

What art forms are typical of this culture?

B: Buildings

What buildings, monuments, types of homes and structures symbolize this culture?

C: Communication

How do people communicate with each other?

How is information spread?

D: Dress

What clothing is typical of this culture?

E: Economy• Who owns the farms and factories? • Are they high-tech, low-tech or no-tech?

F: Family

• What does the typical family look like? • What is the role of women and children?

G: Government

• Who has power? How is the average citizen connected to the government?

H: History

• What experiences have shaped this culture?

I: Icons

What images cause an immediate response

in every person?

J: Jobs • How does the average person make a living?

K: KnowledgeHow is knowledge passed from one generation to the next?

L: Language • What words and expressions have meaning? • What are the most popular forms of literature?

M: Movement and Migration • How does the average person get around? • To where are people moving?

N: National Pride • What people, places, and things spark feelings of loyalty

and patriotism?

O: Organizations

What are the most important organizations

in this society?

P: Population • What are the largest groups - age, sex, religion, language,

ethnic group? Who is in the minority?

Q: Quality of Life • Rate the average person's health and happiness.

R: Religion • What beliefs and values do people hold? What are the

traditional holidays, festivals, and ceremonies?

S: Status • What classes, castes, professions, and groups have high

and low status?

T: Taboos What behaviors are considered to be totally unacceptable?

U: Urban or Rural • Do most people live in the city or the countryside? What

does the typical community look like?

V: Vacation and Recreation • How do people in this culture have fun?

W: Ways of Everyday Life • How do people take care of everyday things?

X: X Marks the Spot • How does geography shape the culture?

Y: Yum • What foods were invented here? • What do people eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

Z: Ztuff • Stuff that is typical of a culture

When Cultures Collide• Culture Clash/ Culture Conflict: racism, “weird” • Ethnocentrism= superiority

• Cultural Diffusion: Add some culture traits from another group to your own.

• by intermingling or forced diffusion

• Cultural Assimilation: lose your special flavor or look, ”Blend in”