1. CULTURES and SOCIETIES
Chapter 2 Lesson #2
CULTURES and SOCIETIES

2. Do Now
On page one in your packet
Think and Write-
How is the culture in the United States different from other countries?

3. Essential Questions
1) What are some culture traits that make up a culture?
2) How do cultures spread?
3) How does cultural borrowing affect world cultures?

4. Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Enculturation
Culture Trait
Cultural Diffusion
Assimilation
Acculturation
Ethnic Group
Cultural Borrowing
Human Society

5. ENCULTURATION
The process of learning a culture by living in a family and growing up as a member of society.

6. CULTURE TRAITS
A characteristic of a culture

7. CULTURAL DIFFUSION
The spread of ideas from one place to others primarily through technology.
Can be spread through migration and war.

8. ASSIMILATION
The process in which the culture traits of newcomers become similar to those of the people in the new country.
People who move to another country may give up their traditions.

9. ACCULTURATION
The exchange of culture traits that results from long-term contact with another society

10. ETHNIC GROUP
A cultural group of people who share beliefs and practices learned from relatives and ancestors

11. CULTURAL BORROWING
The taking of culture traits from one culture for use in another
Ex: Baseball is an American sport but it is played in other countries.

12. HUMAN SOCIETY
An organized group of people identified by its customs, traditions, and way of life

13. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The mixture of different ethnic groups within the same country

14. Characteristics of Culture
A) Material Traits are things like clothing, buildings, artwork and written language.
Nonmaterial Traits are things like customs, ceremonies, spoken language, and religion as well as types of greeting people.
B) Traits that define a culture are religion, language and customs and ceremonies.

15. Cultures Change
A) Cultural borrowing is when societies interact the take traits from one another.
B) Cultural Borrowing affects culture in the world because only about 10% of a society’s traits are their own.
C) The United States has borrowed the following: Pizza from Italy
St. Patricks Day from Ireland
Skiing from Europe
Soccer from Europe

16. Cultures Spread
There are 3 main factors that aid in the spreading of culture.
1) Communication Technology- Internet, TV
2) Migration
3) War

17. National Cultures
1) People within a country share their national unity through flags, anthems and celebrations
2) Culture traits such as a country’s flag, national anthem, and national holidays remind them of their country’s heritage.

18. Study Questions
1) Material traits are objects while nonmaterial traits are customs and practices.
2) Countries that are isolated by geography tend to have one cultural group.
Examples: Japan, Inuits of Canada
3) Migration leads to assimilation and acculturation.
4) Through national symbols, anthems and by celebrating national holidays.