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Week 4 Vocab. C ulture Ethnic group There are numerous ethnic groups in the USA. Dialect Do you say “soda” or “pop”? Monarchy Prince William and Duchess Kate Dictator Syria’s Assad has started to move towards a dictatorship style of rule. democracy cultural diffusion - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Week 4 Vocab • Culture • Ethnic group
– There are numerous ethnic groups in the USA.
• Dialect – Do you say “soda” or “pop”?
• Monarchy – Prince William and Duchess Kate
• Dictator – Syria’s Assad has started to move
towards a dictatorship style of rule.
• democracy • cultural diffusion
– How did cultural diffusion occur before current technology?
• civilization – Egypt, India, Iraq, China
• economic systems – Which type of economic system do
we have in the US? • culture region
– The Southern states would be considered a culture region (similar food, dialect, religious beliefs)
Culture
• What is Culture? • What is Ethnocentrism? – The belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own
culture or ethnic group. – A tendency to view alien groups or cultures from
the perspective of one’s own.
Culture is like an iceberg, its huge but we only see a small piece of it
ClothingArts Food Games
Literature
Beliefs in
equality
Ideas of beauty
Concepts of Time
Social relationships
Beliefs about religion
Beliefs about
government Relation-ship to nature
Attitude towards change
CultureThere are 5 traits
geographers look at to determine a culture
Social Groups, Religion, Government and Economics,
Culture Regions, and Language
Language
• Sharing a language is the strongest bonds between people
• Dialects also unify groups within the larger culture. They use the same words but with different pronunciations
• Ex. Slang and “Teen Talk”
Religion
• Religions help people answer basic questions about life’s meanings
• People who share religious beliefs feel a strong connection to each other
• Sometimes religious belief can divide people.
Social Groups • There are many different types of groups in a
society. Family is usually the most important, but class/socioeconomic status can also play a big role
• Geographers look at how they are alike and how they are different.
• Ethnic Groups are cultures within other cultures
Government
• Different types of government reflect cultures. Governments are based on shared values.
• How they are organized and who holds power is reflective of cultural values
$ € Economy £ ¥
• How people earn a living varies in different cultures
• Traditional-based on beliefs and customs
• Market-based on freedom, personal choice
• Command-based on government control
Culture Region• Includes countries that have certain traits in
common. – Gov/Econ types– Language– Histories– Social groups– Religions – Art forms
History A shared history shapes how people
view the world Stories reveal ideas that are
important to a culture Good and bad experiences are
celebrated and remembered
Daily Life
Clothing (traditional and modern) Housing (types of housing,
construction materials)
Food What they eat How they eat it When they eat
Arts Arts provide insight into what is
beautiful and important to a culture Sculpture, painting, music, dance,
literature, etc. People express their culture and
beliefs' through their art