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What Is Culture?

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CULTURE

LANGUAGE, BELIEFS, VALUES, NORMS, SYMBOLS & MATERIAL OBJECTS
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SOCIETY

A COMMUNITY OR GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH A SHARED CULTURE
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CULTURE & SOCIETY

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COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

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SYMBOLS

ANYTHING THAT HAS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
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LANGUAGE

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SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

LANGUAGE REFLECTS & SHAPES OUR PERCEPTIONS & THOUGHTS OF OBJECTS, EVENTS & PEOPLE
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VALUES

STANDARDS THAT DEFINE WHAT IS PLEASING, BENEFICIAL, GOOD OR BEAUTIFUL
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BELIEFS

CONVICTION: FAITH THAT A STATEMENT OR TENET IS TRUE
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NORMS

RULES & EXPECTATIONS OF BEHAVIOR

NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

SYMBOLIC CULTURE INCLUDES WAYS OF THINKING & GENERAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
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MATERIAL CULTURE

ART, CLOTHES, JEWELRY, HAIRSTYLES, BUILDINGS, FOOD & OTHER PHYSICAL OBJECTS

TOOLS & SKILLS

TECHNOLOGY IS PART OF SOCIETY'S MATERIAL CULTURE
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IDEAL CULTURE

A GROUP'S STANDARD FOR VALUES, NORMS & SOCIAL PATTERNS
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REAL CULTURE

THE TRUE BEHAVIOR OF A GROUP

CULTURE SHOCK

WE FEEL CONFUSED WHEN WE FACE A CULTURE THAT FAILS TO MEET OUR EXPECTATIONS
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MULTICULTURALISM

MANY PEOPLE, MANY CULTURES
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HIGH CULTURE

OBJECTS, SYMBOLS & PATTERNS THAT CHARACTERIZE THE ELITE

POP CULTURE

MAINSTREAM OBJECTS, SYMBOLS & PATTERNS IN A SOCIETY
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SUBCULTURE

A GROUP WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS & PATTERNS WITHIN A CULTURE OR SOCIETY

COUNTERCULTURE

SOME GROUPS' VALUES & NORMS OPPOSE THOSE ACCEPTED BY THE DOMINANT CULTURE
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CULTURAL CHANGE

ALL SOCIETIES EXPERIENCE

CULTURAL DIFFUSION

TECHNOLOGY ENABLES GROUPS TO RAPIDLY ADOPT OTHER CULTURES
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CULTURAL LAG

PARTS OF CULTURE CHANGE AT A DIFFERENT PACE
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ETHNOCENTRISM

MOST PEOPLE USE THEIR OWN CULTURE TO JUDGE ANOTHER CULTURE

CULTURAL RELATIVISM

WE CAN TRY TO UNDERSTAND A CULTURE WITHIN ITS OWN CONTEXT
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LIFESTYLE IS PART OF CULTURE

FAMILY, DATING, MARRIAGE, WORK, RECREATION, LEISURE

YOUR TURN

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR CULTURE?
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