2. Becoming Aware by Jenny sza839886@jsmail.com.cn

3. What is culture?  Culture is the total accumulation of beliefs, customs, values, behaviors, institutions and communication patterns that are shared, learned and passed down through the generations in an identifiable group of people.

4. 1. Culture is like an iceberg

5. 2. Culture is our software

6. 3. Culture is like the water a fish swims in

7. 4. Culture is the story we tell ourselves about ourselves

8. 5. Culture is the grammar of our behavior

9. Learning about culture and learning to do culture

10. Characteristics of all cultures 1. Culture has many dimensions: Political, Legal, Religion, Medicine, Food, etc

11. 2. Culture has many styles: Ruling, the ruled, Regional, Sub-cultures, etc

12. 3. Culture has many shapes: Ancient, Medieval, Modern, etc

13. 4. Culture has many evolving features: Some more coherent and some not

14. Cultures are always changing  Changes in behaviors and customs  Changes in basic patterns and values

15. Beginning to do culture  seeing your culture the way others who are not a part of it see it  looking at your culture in comparison with other cultures

16.  The goal is to learn to approach your own culture more analytically and to encourage us to be cautious when interpreting another culture.