Culture
Story ßERUTLUC ßCULTURE
Culture ßA source of freedom because it allows us to make and remake our world.
Culture shock
Other examples of culture shock ßJapanese fancy toilet ßFrance – Versailles ßUS. From Japan ßEgypt – Plowing ßEgypt - Tipping
Components of Culture ßMaterial culture ßComputers ßNonmaterial culture ßReligion, ideas, values, beliefs, customs
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis ßWorld perceived with cultural lens of language
How does culture control us? ßNorms ßGuidelines for behavior ßPrescriptive “should do” ßProscriptive “should not do” ßFolkways ßMores ßTaboos ßSanctions
How do cultures change? ßInvention ßDiscovery ßDiffusion
Culture lag ßDifferent cultural elements change at different rates
Cultural Diversity ßIdeal VS Real culture ßSubculture ßPoets, musicians, Amish ßCounterculture ßCultural patterns that oppose those that are widely held ßMilitia groups ßNew cultures ßImmigrants (Asia and Latin America)
Interpreting Culture ßEthnocentrism ßJudging a culture by your own standards ßCultural relativism ßJudging another culture by its own standards
Cultural Universals ßPart of every known culture ßHeterosexuality ßMarriage ßMusic ßStatus levels