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Seven Elements of Culture

Seven Elements of Culture. And Examples of Each. On a sheet of paper, draw a web diagram In the center bubble, write “Parts of My Culture” Draw additional bubbles and, inside each one, write something you think is a part of culture Do this without talking to your partner

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Seven Elements of Culture

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  1. Seven Elements of Culture And Examples of Each

  2. On a sheet of paper, draw a web diagram • In the center bubble, write “Parts of My Culture” • Draw additional bubbles and, inside each one, write something you think is a part of culture • Do this without talking to your partner • Finish this in 5 minutes Introduction Assignment

  3. Social Organization • Customs & Traditions • Language • Arts & Literature • Religion • Government • Economy Seven Elements of Culture

  4. Creates order by organizing its members into small “social classes” to meet basic needs • Social Classes – rank people in order of status, depending on what is important to culture (money, job, education, ancestry, etc.) Social Organization

  5. The Family

  6. The Family is the most influential social group in anyone’s life. • There are two different types of families: • Nuclear Family – Father, mother, and their children • Extended Family – Cousin, Nephew, Aunt, Uncle, Grandmother, etc. The Family

  7. Rules and Behavior - Norms • Enforced ideas of right and wrong • Often these ideas are part of culture’s written laws Customs and Traditions

  8. The Tossing of the Bridal Bouquet

  9. All cultures have a spoken language even if there are no developed forms of writing • Many societies include a large number of people who speak different languages • Each language can have several different dialects • American – Color • British - Colour Language

  10. Arabic Language

  11. Products of the human imagination • Helps us pass on the culture’s basic beliefs Arts and Literature

  12. The Mona Lisa

  13. Answers the basic questions about the meaning of life • Supports values that groups of people feel are important • Religion is often a source of conflict between cultures • Two types of Religions: • Monotheism – Worship in one god • Polytheism – Worship in more than one god Religion

  14. World Religion Map

  15. People form governments to provide for their common needs, keep order within society, and protect their society from outside threats. • Most governments today can be broken up into two categories: • Representative Democracy (Republic) • Authoritarian (Dictatorship) Government

  16. U.S. Congress

  17. How people use limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs • Most economic systems today can be broken up into two categories: • Market Economy (Capitalism) – People make their own economic choices • Command (Communism) – The government makes all the economic choices. Economic System

  18. Developed Countries Map

  19. Fold your paper long ways three times • Column 1 – • List the Seven Elements of Culture • Column 2 – • Define each Element • Column 3 – • Label and Draw an example of each element Etch-a-Sketch Activity

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