World's Culture
Culture and YOU!
Components of Culture
- Social Groups: Way scientist classify people, poor, rich, middle class.
- Language: Unifying force for a culture. Dialects are local forms of language.
- Religion: Explain's life basic questions.
- Daily Life: How people live from day to day, dress, food, homes.
- History: People's holidays, success, heroes, and dark periods.
- Arts: Tells what is important to the people. Example: music, painting, entertainment
- Government: Rules people live by. Major forms (democracy, dictatorship, monarchy)
- Economy: How people make a living.
Cultural Change
Cultural Diffusion: Spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures. Spreads quickest by technology. Examples: languages, beliefs, job skills, food, dress, music
Civilizations: highly developed cultures.
Culture Regions: different countries or areas that have traits in common.