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