What is it?
Invention about 5000 years ago that allowed for trade, laws, and storing info
What is writing?
Group of people sharing a culture
What is a Society
Changes in culture caused by the growth of industry
1. Jobs for the whole family
2. Moving near factories
People who share this form of communication often share a culture
What is a Language?
Based on rank/status, wealth, land, ancestors, education
Used to be hard to change/ Today its much easier
What are social classes?
cultural changes created by cars
growth of the suburbs
the way of life of a people, including their beliefs, and practice
What is a Culture?
mother/father/their children
nuclear family
Reasons why cultures change
new technologies, regular change over time, and because other cultures change
How technology shapes the environment
What is a Cultural Landscape?
includes several generations (family type)
Extended Family
movement of customs and ideas
what is cultural diffusion
customs and organizations with social, educational, or religious purposes
Examples include:
churches, museums, sports clubs, political parties, colleges
What is an Institution?
Purpose in life, ethics, standards of acceptable behavior. Some one God, some have many. Prayers and Ritual
What are religions
process of taking in new ideas into your culture
Acculturation