Defining Culture

What is culture?

• A community's way of life or their way of doing things

• The way people look

• Where a group of people live

• The Pledge of Allegiance

What is a custom?

• An accepted way of doing things

• a behavior or action that has been handed down from a previous generation

What is a tradition?

• An accepted way of doing things

• A behavior or action that has been handed down from a previous generation

Culture is _________ for different groups of people all over the world.

• The same

• Different

• Always changing

• Cool

Which of the following is a custom unique to Louisiana? (2 correct answers)

• Style of food

• Holidays

• Waterways border 3 of the 4 sides of the state

• Location

What is language?

• spoken by different groups of people or communities and can be unique to each individual group

• A behavior or action that has been handed down from a previous generation

• An accepted way of doing things

• a communities way of life

What are Louisiana's traditional languages? (Pick 2)

• English

• French

• Spanish

• Latin

• Italian

What is a value?

• a unique set of beliefs

• a way of doing things

• Spoken word passed down through generations

• How much a dollar is worth

One value in Louisiana is...

• "Laissez les bon temps rouler" meaning let the good times roll

• Happy Mardi Gras

• Carpe Diem

• Wear a rain jacket if it is raining

Which of the following is part of Louisiana culture because of French influence? (pick 2)

• Seafood

• Sausage

• The flag

• Location