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Cultural Diversity

Bell Work – Cultural Diversity 1/27 ¡What are your first impressions of this woman? (be honest) ¡What symbols are present in this picture? ¡What are her values? ¡Why is she dressed the way she is? ¡What groups could she be fighting?

¡What are your first impressions of this woman? (be honest) ¡What symbols are present in this picture? ¡What are her values? ¡Why is she dressed the way she is? ¡What groups could she be fighting?

¡Ethnocentrism- the belief that one’s own culture and group are superior to others

Cultural Diversity ¡What is Culture? ¡ All of the shared products of human groups

Culture Non. Material Culture ¡Beliefs ¡ family patterns, ¡ ideas ¡ language, ¡ Political/economic systems ¡ Rules ¡ skills ¡ work practices Material Culture ¡Objects ¡ Cars ¡ Clothing ¡ Cell phones ¡ Cooking utensils

Society vs. Culture Society ¡ A group of people who have organized in such a way to share a common culture Culture ¡ The products people create within

Components of Culture ¡ 1. Technology- ¡ the combination of material culture (objects) and rules ¡Symbols¡ Anything that represents something else ¡ 3. Language

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Cultural components ¡ 4. Values ¡ Shared beliefs over what is right and wrong, good or bad, desirable and undesirable

Norms- shared rules of conduct that people follow in shared situations Folkways Mores Taboo ¡ Norms that describe socially ¡ Norms that have great ¡ Norms that are so acceptable behavior but do not moral significance b/c strong that violating have great moral significance violation of these rules them results in endangers societies well- extreme disgust being Societies make laws or written rules of conduct to enforce these ideas

Exit Slip ¡Read Chapter 2 section 1 if you need to get a better idea of what we’ve talked about ¡ Focus on Writing ¡ Write two paragraphs describing a culture to within the United States to which you belong. For example write about a club or team of which you are a part of. Things to include: ¡ Material & non-material culture ¡ Technology ¡ Symbols ¡ Language ¡ Values (mores, folkways, taboos etc…)

Bell Work 1/28 Yesterday we talked about 4 components of culture which were; technology, symbols, language & values. Try and think of an example for each component that is quintessentially American in nature. Also have your paragraphs about a culture you belong to out and I will check them in.

Note Book Check Friday! ¡Here is what you should have so far…. ¡Bell Work &Notes Sociological Research 1/20/15 ¡Home Work #1 C. 1 s. 1 Reading focus questions ¡Bell Work/Notes – Examining Social Life – 1/21/14 ¡Doing Sociology – Weekend Observations ¡Notes – The development of Sociology – 1/22/15 ¡Bell Work & Notes – Sociological Perspectives 1/23/15 ¡Chapter 1 Review 1/26 ¡Bell Work & Notes – Cultural Diversity 1/27 ¡Exit Slip – 2 paragraphs about a culture to which you belong 1/27

Bell work, Cultural Variation – 1/29/15 ¡If the world’s population was represented by 100 people… ¡ How many would be from which major regions of the world? ¡ How many would speak what languages? ¡ How many would practice what religions? ¡ How many would have a college education? ¡ How many people would be malnourished (go hungry on a daily basis) ¡ How many would have regular access to drinking water?

If the world was 100 people ¡ 60 Asians 15 Africans 14 people from the Americas 11 Europeans ¡ 12 would speak Chinese 5 would speak Spanish 5 would speak English 3 would speak Arabic 3 would speak Hindi 3 would speak Bengali 3 would speak Portuguese 2 would speak Russian 2 would speak Japanese 62 would speak other languages ¡ 83 would be able to read and write; 17 would not ¡ 7 would have a college degree 22 would own or share a computer ¡ 1 would be dying of starvation 15 would be undernourished 21 would be overweight ¡ 87 would have access to safe drinking water 13 people would have no clean, safe water to drink

Notes, Cultural Variation – ¡What are our perceptions of the global population? ¡What do our perceptions reflect about our culture and our awareness of others? ¡Ethnocentrism- the belief that one’s own culture and group are superior to others ¡Cultural Relativism- the idea that culture should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture

What things do all cultures have in common? ¡Cultural Universals ¡Arts & leisure ¡Basic Needs ¡Beliefs ¡Communication and education ¡Family ¡Government and economy ¡Technology

Reading about different cultures ¡As you read the article take note on the following concerning the culture: ¡ Social Folkways, Mores & Taboos ¡ Beliefs& Values ¡ material & Non material culture

Bell Work/Notes – Cultural Variation – 2/19/14 ¡Answer the following in a couple of sentences ¡ How might ethnocentrism cause discrimination? ¡ (think about the Nacirema, before you knew what was going on, what did you think of them?

Cultural Variation Although Cultures have many universal traits, there are groups that do not follow every norm within every society, these are called SUBCULTURES- groups that share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population Examples? age, gender, ethnic, religious political, socioeconomic status & occupational

Cultural Variation ¡subcultures share values with the wider culture they are a part of, Counter Cultures do not. ¡ Counterculture- subcultures whose practices, beliefs, norms and values are consciously intended to challenge the values and norms of wider society ¡ Examples?

¡Functionalist¡ Culture reflects and enforces society’s central values. ¡ It encourages stability by integrating individuals into society. ¡ Subcultures relieve discontent of subgroups ¡ Ethnocentrism encourages group unity ure ult n. C ¡ Culture is maintained and modified through everyday social interactions ¡ Interaction among subcultural groups helps to transmit customs and traditions and also introduces new cultural meaning systems so ¡Interactionism e ctiv ¡ Culture reflects and enforces the values of those who hold power ¡ It encourages and maintains social inequality ¡ Subcultures and counter cultures challenge those in power ¡ Ethnocentrism encourages discrimination against he powerless pe rs Pe ¡Conflict

Homework ¡Read Chapter 2 Section 3 44 -47 and answer the following ¡ What are traditional American Values? ¡ How have these values changes since the 1970 s?

In your Notebooks for tomorrow ¡Chapter #1 Review (this is worth a good chunk of points, make sure its there!) ¡Bell Work & Notes – Cultural Diversity – 2/13/14 ¡Exit Slip – Focus on Writing – 2/17/14 ¡ These were the paragraphs about a culture you belong to ¡Bell work, Cultural Variation – 2/18/14 ¡Bell Work/Notes – Cultural Variation – 2/19/14 ¡Homework – Chapter 2 section 3 ¡ What are American values? How have the changed since 1970? ¡Other things that will be graded ¡ Class Activity – American Values & Sub Cultures work sheet

American Values ¡What are they? ¡ Personal Achievement ¡ Progress & Material Comfort ¡ Work ¡ Individualism ¡ Efficiency & Practicality ¡ Morality ¡ Equality & Democracy ¡ Freedom