The Study of Culture

World History, 9St. Anne’s-Belfield

– What is culture?– Culture is the way a particular group of people has adapted to its environment and background.

• How can the environment influence/shape a culture?

• What might it mean to say that a group of people have adapted to their background?

– A culture takes its form from a collection of values, customs, and traditions.Definitions:

Values- An principle or standard that a group holds to be important

Customs-The usual way of action(acting)

Traditions- A tradition is a pattern of behavior or thought that is handed down

Taken together what are the values, customs, and traditions of a culture known as?

– We are all cultured in the sense that we grow up learning our culture- the things that are expected and acceptable.

• What is another word for this process?

• What are some of the ways WE are socialized?

• What is the purpose of this socialization?

• What occurs if you are not socialized properly within the cultural group?