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Beliefs and Material Culture. Beliefs - Ideas about the nature of reality (science, gods , etc ) Beliefs are true to us, but the basis is our faith in them and they are often unprovable These are often a catalyst of controversy in society.
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Beliefs and Material Culture • Beliefs - Ideas about the nature of reality (science, gods, etc) • Beliefs are true to us, but the basis is our faith in them and they are often unprovable • These are often a catalyst of controversy in society. • Example: You may have been told, never talk about religion or politics
Beliefs and Material Culture • Nonmaterial - ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge - anything non-tangible - of a culture • Material - tangible aspects of culture (meaning is often not from the object, but from the belief associated with the object) • Archaeologists can only study the material things.
Beliefs and Material Culture • Ideal Culture - Includes the guidelines we claim to accept • Real Culture - Describes how we actually behave
Beliefs and Material Culture • Does American ideal culture differ from its real culture regarding the following topics? • Honesty • Freedom • Equality