What is culture Culture A group of belief

What is culture?

Culture • 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

Types of Culture • Folk/local • Popular (Pop)

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

The Amish

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

Amish - Rumspringa • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HFd 0 dj 5 MANM • While watching this clip keep in mind cultural differences of the Amish and how the view other

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

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.

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!!

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?

Popular (Pop) Culture • Large!!!! • 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, mediainfluenced societies.

What are some examples of pop culture?

Popular Culture

Review Material and Non-Material Culture • 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.