Learning Goals: By the end of this theme, I will be able to

- describe my experience of culture

- understand the dynamic nature of culture

Unit 2: Who has culture?

Theme 1 - What is culture?

Four corners

For each question, you will move to either:- Strongly Agree- Agree- Disagree- Strongly Disagree

People should accept the cultural practices of groups they don't belong to,

even if they don't agree with them.

I consider my cultural background much more important than my gender and race

in defining who I am.

People are only as strong as their ability to resist being persuaded by their

surrounding culture.

For the next 3 questions, think about the involvement of media in your life.

(e.g. Internet, TV, movies, music, video games, etc.)

Media influences how I behave / dress / eat / spend time / etc.

I feel pressured to follow the trends / the language / the codes of conduct

of media today.

I am free to accept or reject the values / beliefs / meanings of media.

Last question!

Culture- The set of _________, beliefs, values, and practices held in ________ by a society. These shared rules for living are the source of their _______

- Each society has a unique ____________ of these, and therefore the culture _______ from one society to another

- Each culture has a _______ identity

Unit 2 Theme 4: Key Terms

meaningscommon

identity

configurationdiffers

unique

Identity- This is what sets us _____ from other people and cultures

- The ____ we do things, how we worship and give witness to our faith, and the way we structure our Church creates our ________ identity

way

Catholic

apart

Institution- The sets or ________ of meanings, beliefs, and values around such things as food, housing, __________, education, the economy, ___________, etc.

- These systems are stabilized and take on a _______ form in social structure

- Each culture's institutions will have _____________ and ___________ with those of other cultures

systems

healthcaregovernment

lasting

commonalities differences

Tradition- Derived from a _______ or common experience of a ________

- The sum-total of beliefs, ______, and practices that a culture has _________ from ________, school, religion, literature, art, politics, the ______, etc.

sharedsociety

valuesinherited parents

media

Principle #4: To be human is to live in a culture of shared beliefs, values, and meanings

- Culture sets ________ apart from nature. Humans create culture within their ____________.

- Every society has its own _______, defined by such things as people speaking the same _________, doing things in a similar way, and placing the same ______ on actions and objects.

- Once established, culture also becomes ________, something we inherit from others.

humanscommunities

culture

languagevalue

tradition

Looking at Canadian CultureWe are going to look at various videos. While you are watching each one, write down elements of Canadian culture that you can see. Pay careful attention not only to what they say, but also any visual imagery.

Video 1:

Video 2:

Video 3:

Video 4:

Video 5:

I am Canadian

Canadian, Please

Russell Peters - How to become Canadian Citizen

Milk bags, eh

In Canada

Video Summary

a) Are there any common themes repeated in these videos?

b) Which points do you believe are most Canadian?

Are there any sayings/items/holidays/etc. that are specific to Canada that you can think of?

Examples:Sayings:Clicks - slang for kilometersKeener - suck-up, not always negativeTwo-four - case of beer containing 24 bottlesShinney - a pick-up hockey game where people just show up and play

Holidays:Remembrance DayVictoria DayThanksgiving (in October)Canada Day

Food:BeavertailPoutineKetchup ChipsVinegar on friesNanaimo BarsTortièreMilk in a BagSmartiesKraft DinnerTimbits (now in USA)

Can you think of any differences between Canada and the USA?

Video:

Other Examples:We call it: They call it:- Chocolate Bar - Candy Bar- Write a test - Take a test- Supply Teacher - Substitute Teacher- Zed (Z) - Zee (Z)- Hydro - Electricity- Runners - Sneakers- Tap - Faucet- Ski-doo - Snow machine

10 Differences between Canadians and Americans!

What is culture?Culture is what we do, how we think, how we speak, how we act, how we dress, how we eat, what games we play, what songs we sing, etc. It is literally __________.everything

7 Traits of Culture

Trait 1: Humans create culture- Only ________ have it

Trait 2: Culture consists of the way of doing things

- It is not about the actions, but about ______ we do those actions and the __________ and beliefs about how things should be done.- E.g. How we eat, how we communicate

humans

HOWmeanings

7 Traits of Culture

Trait 3: Culture is public- It is communal, not ________- E.g. media, parades, sporting events

Trait 4: Culture arises from tradition- Tradition is the ways of doing things that was _________ from our parents or ancestors. Some of these go back _________, or even ___________, of years- E.g. Family traditions, sports traditions, the way we greet each other, the way we choose governments

private

inheritedhundreds thousands

7 Traits of Culture

Trait 5: Culture is made up of rule-governed actions

- ______ originate from tradition. We feel we have a duty to keep them that way. - Most of these rules seem _______, and we don't _________ them. This is why traditions change _______.- If there were no rules, there would be ______.- E.g. Family dinners, Super Bowl/Stanley Cup Playoffs

Rules

naturalquestionslowly

chaos

7 Traits of Culture

Trait 6: Culture becomes established in institutions

- An institution is a "_______" of doing things- E.g. Education, the family, the Church

Trait 7: Culture gives us our identity- The way we do things gives us a sense of our _______________- E.g.The way we do things in Canada is different from the way things are done in other countries and this sets us apart from other cultures.

cultural identity

system