Western Culture Class Beihang University Professor Dave Jaye

Western Culture Class Beihang University Professor Dave Jaye 1

What is Culture? Culture is the way of life of a group of people. 2

Elements of Culture 1. Language 2. Shelter 3. Clothing 4. Economy 5. Religion 6. Education 3

Elements of Culture 7. Values 8. Government Laws 9. Recreation Entertainment 10. Medicine 11. Climate Environment 12. Food 4

Language Spoken and written words; symbols, human speech 5

Shelter 6

Clothing 7

Economy The way that money, services and goods are produced and used 8

Religion A system of beliefs that goes beyond human powers 9

Education The development of the mind and character through study and training 10

Values Ideals or beliefs that guide the way people live 11

Government Laws Rules made and enforced by the government of a country 12

Entertainment Recreation Pursuit of fun and relaxation 13

Medicine 14

Climate and Environment Weather and quality of the environment 15

Food 16

In Class Assignment ●Students will organize into teams of four will spend ten minutes to list at least 5 items from assigned Culture Categories to turn in with students’ names. ●Time permitting, the team leader will list the five items of Western Culture 17 17

Western Culture Contrasts with China Beihang University Professor Dave Jaye dave. jaye 55@gmail. com www. davejaye. com Illustrations by Yang Liu from “East meets West” book – www. yangliudesign. com Cite: David Gilbert – Understandign Western Culture September 2009 18 18