the study of human geography. what is culture? the beliefs and actions that define a group of...
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Culture 1.Customs / Beliefs 2.Language 3.Religion 4.Technology 5.Institutions / GovernmentTRANSCRIPT
The Study of Human Geography
What is Culture?•The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life
Culture1. Customs / Beliefs2. Language3. Religion4. Technology5. Institutions / Government
Customs / Beliefs
(Lead to Traditions)
Reflect the values of a society
Family StructureParents may live with just their children. Other places parents, children, and extended family live together.
Gender Roles:•Roles specifically assigned to men and women.
Changing Gender Roles:•Women in America have seen many changes
Traditional Roles•Many countries in the world maintain traditional roles for women.
Language• Needed to communicate
Religion• Set of beliefs about the meaning of
life and the supernatural
• Customs and practices deal with those beliefs
Major Religions
JudaismChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhism
AnimismSikhism
Technology
• Urban vs. Rural
• Modern vs. Traditional
Rural
Urban
Modern Technology
Traditional Technology
Institutions / Governments• Institution –take care of social needs
• Government –protect from outsiders and regulate behavior
Schools
Hospital
Military
Cultural HearthPoint of origin of a cultural trait
Cultural Hearth
Cultural ConvergenceThe contact and interaction of one
culture with another
Spain introduces Roman Catholicism into Mexico
Mexican American culture introduces Roman Catholicism to the Southwest US
Spreading European Languages
Cultural Divergencerestriction of a culture from outside
influences
Cultural Divergence
Cultural Divergence
Cultural Divergence
Cultural Diffusion(also known as spatial diffusion)
a cultural element is transmitted across some distance from one group or
individual to another
Spread of Christianity from Europe to America
Spanish introducing horses to America
Movies made in America going to the rest of the world
Buddhism spreading into China
Islam spreading into Indonesia
Spreading European Languages