1. What is culture?

2. Culture Recognized in two ways:
A group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people
Recognized in two ways:
people call themselves a culture
others can label a certain group of people as a culture

3. Types of Culture
Folk/local
Popular (Pop)

4. Folk/Local Culture Small, cohesive in cultural traits
Incorporates homogeneous population
What does homogeneous mean?
Similar or a uniform group of things
Typically rural, technologically simple, traditional in nature
Sometimes found in less developed countries
Isolation

5. The Amish

6. Folk Culture – Old Order Amish
Largest presence in the state of Ohio
Also in Indiana and Pennsylvania
The Old Order Amish has successfully resisted assimilation into the dominant mainstream culture of North America for over 200 yrs!!!
What is assimilation?
When a groups culture resembles those of another group

7. Amish - Rumspringa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFd0dj5MANM
While watching this clip keep in mind cultural differences of the Amish and how the view other

8. Amish in Indiana Fatal accidental on Indiana highway
Amish children in horse-drawn carriage are hit by SUV; 2 children die
How does this reflect the clash that can occur between two wholly different cultures?

9. Local Culture
Group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community
Shared experiences, customs, and traits
Work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others.

10. Mr. Byrd’s Example Fighting Illini
Shared Traits: Where orange and blue, hail this statue:
Alma Mater
Sing traditional songs, go to Illini sport games,
yell I-L-L I-N-I!!

11. Elk Grove What is the local culture of Elk Grove High School?
Are we a “Grenation”?
What three words do we use to describe EGHS?
Responsible, respectful, connected

12. Large!!!! Popular (Pop) Culture Incorporates heterogeneous populations
What does heterogeneous mean?
Different items or things put together
Typically urban
Experiences quickly changing cultural traits
Practiced by people across identities and the world
Ex: dress, diet, and music that identify and are part of today’s changeable, urban-based, media-influenced societies.

13. What are some examples of pop culture?

14. Popular Culture

15. Review Material and Non-Material Culture
The art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people.
Nonmaterial culture
The beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people.