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American Culture CollageProject Due Date: Monday, October 5th
Create a collage, at least 11 x 14 Use pictures (words are acceptable if part of image) Include ACCEPTABLE images (do not include images
which are not appropriate for school) No blank spaces – cover your collage with images!
Include images to show each of the elements of culture: beliefs/customs, art/music, languages, religions, food, clothes, sports, holidays, traditions, and beliefs about government
(10 points each)
Cultural Geography
Culture is a complex concept
Everyone has culture
Food
Appearance
EntertainmentCoke/soda/pop???
Culture shapes HOW we see the world, ourselves and others
APPEARANCE
BELIEFS
COMMUNICATION
ENTERTAINMENT
FOOD
GOVERNMENT
HOUSING
INFORMATION/EDUCATION
JOBS
CULTURE
Definition: The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
Elements of Culture:1. Religion 4. Languages
2. Customs 5. Beliefs about Government
3. Beliefs 6. Art
How do cultures develop?
Innovation/Invention: about 10%
Borrowing/diffusion: about 90%
Most cultures today are made up of ideas from other cultures. We don’t live in a vacuum!
CULTURAL CHANGE
Define Cultural Diffusion: Process by innovation or other cultural trait that spreads from one culture region to another
How does this take place?
A. Gradually spreads,
B. Culture moves with people,
C. Trade
What can be barriers to diffusion? Physical Human
Diffusion
A process occurring when an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted
Innovation
New idea that a culture accepts/ creates
Assimilation
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the majority culture by force.
Acculturation
Pocahontas, in England, as Mrs. John Rolfe
Process in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture
Culture can be seen in many ways…
How they dress, hairstyles, jewelry What people believe in How people communicate The things they do for fun The foods they eat The ideas about government The jobs they have The cities and housing they develop
American Culture CollageProject Due Date: Monday, October 5th
Create a collage, at least 11 x 14 Use pictures (words are acceptable if part of image) Include ACCEPTABLE images (do not include images
which are not appropriate for school) No blank spaces – cover your collage with images!
Include images to show each of the elements of culture: beliefs/customs, art/music, languages, religions, food, clothes, sports, holidays, traditions, and beliefs about government
(10 points each)