Culture Ms. Crathorne. What is culture? Culture is a reflection of who and what we are. It refers to everything connected with the way humans live in.

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Culture Ms. Crathorne

What is culture? Culture is a reflection of who and what we are. It refers to everything connected with the way humans live in groups.

Canadian Culture Canadian Flag Beaver Money The Loon Hockey Poutine Tim Hortons Maple Leaf

What is included in culture? 1. Physical environment (interaction with environment) 2. History (origins/changes over time) 3. Political Life (organization/security) 4. Social Life (interaction/values/traditions) 5. Economic Life (earning a living)

Nova ScotiaPEINew BrunswickNewfoundland and Labradour Physical Setting History Political Life Social Life Economic Life

Values and Traditions Values Traditions

Is there a culture specific to Atlantic Canada? The Bluenose Anne of Green Gables Acadian Culture Farmer’s Dairy Highland/Irish Dancing

Two different traits Cultural Traits Hereditary Traits What is the difference?

Two different traits Hereditary traits : The genetic transmission of traits or characteristics that are passed from generation to generation Cultural traits : Traits that are based on your culture

Which is Which? Art Beliefs about good and evil Calendars Community organization Cooking Education Government Hairstyles Language Marriage Music Religion Personal names

Material Culture vs Non- Material culture Non-material culture Elements of culture that are not physical. Examples? Material Culture Physical objects produced by/used by the society to which you belong Examples?

Popular Culture vs Tradition Culture Popular Culture Culture shared by many groups in society. Examples? Tradition Culture

Can you think of different types of material culture from around the world?

Non-material Culture Spoken language, ideas, stories, myths, legends, religious beliefs, and ways of behaving Examples from Atlantic Canada Evangeline

Behaviour : Non-material Culture Do all cultures have the same type of acceptable behaviour? What are some examples of behaviour that is acceptable in some cultures but not others?

Behaviour Examples In India it’s very normal to have physical contact with someone you don’t know when walking down the street In Islamic culture the right hand is used for food and the left hand is used for when in the bathroom and cleaning Reason: The right hands of thieves and other criminals are punitively amputated. It was inconvenient but he or she is thereby virtually excluded from many social interactions.

Behaviour We don’t stand in an elevator facing the other people Not everyone shakes hands In other cultures men often don’t shake hands with women

Scott Manor House

Scott Manor House - Story It was the first house built in Bedford The very last family to live in that house claim that there is a ghost The daughter did not make her bed one day but when she arrived home from school – her bed was made This happened everyday This is a story about that house that gets passed along

The Music Room Built by Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent Built for his mistress – Thérèse Bernadine Mongenent Built in the late 1700s Legend says that when it was built the paths spelled her name There is a legend that she roams along the shore by the building

Popular Culture Movies, music, books Items that are shared by many groups in society Does pop culture change over time? Why? What influences it? What are items of popular culture today?