what is culture? how a society lives and organizes itself
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What is Culture?
How a society lives and organizes itself.
6 ASPECTS OF CULTURE1) Social organization2) Social norms3) Learning & technology4) Arts5) Spiritual beliefs & religion6) Language & symbols
Cultural Diffusion• The interaction of different cultures with each
other (exchange of customs, traditions, etc.)• Direct diffusion– Direct contact (close proximity, trade,
intermarriage, warfare)• Hockey from Canada to U.S.
– Forced = through conquest (i.e. Conquistadors in New World enforced Christianity)
• Indirect diffusion– Spread through middleman or third culture
• Media such as TV, Internet spread culture w/out direct contact
Effects of Cultural Interaction
• Positives?– Innovations, New ideas– Spread of literacy, education– Understanding & appreciation
• Negatives?– Ethnocentrism & ethnic conflict– Discrimination– racism & racial conflict– Loss of a culture/language – Cultural leveling? World culture?