Culture and Cultural Perspective

Area that shares a large number of cultural traits.

• Cultural diffusion/Culture borrowing

• Culture Region

• Fine Arts

• Economy

How does culture spread?

• Language

• Government and economy

• War, trade, colonization and immigration

What is a culture trait?

• Items that all social organizations have.

• Hair color

• Items that are specific to a group of people.

• Eye color

Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

• Customs and traditions

• Government

• Language

• Social Organizations

A form of a dialect that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation .

• Religion

• Government

• Social Organization

• Language

What is culture? 

• A shared way of life
• The spread of ideas
• a short well known expression 
• a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice 

What do you call something passed down from generation to generation?

• Art
• Literature
• Tradition
• Culture

People's occupations, their behaviors, and their beliefs are all part of their

• Government
• Culture
• Climate
• Technology

Any changes made to a groups environment

• Cultural Landscape
• Cultural Trait
• Social Structure
• Ethics

A behavior that is considered normal in a particular society

• Value

• Technology

• Culture Trait

• Norm