Cultures of the WorldCultures of the World

Culture: all of the things that Culture: all of the things that make up a people’s entire way make up a people’s entire way of life.of life.I.I. Social OrganizationSocial Organization

• Family patterns: most Family patterns: most important unit of a social important unit of a social structure in all culturesstructure in all cultures

• children learn how they are children learn how they are expected to behave and expected to behave and what they are expected to what they are expected to believe from their familiesbelieve from their families

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• B. Nuclear family:B. Nuclear family:

• C. Extended C. Extended Family:Family:

• D. Social classesD. Social classes•

II.II. Customs and TraditionsCustoms and TraditionsA. A. Rules of behaviorRules of behavior

a. sleep/eat/speak/acta. sleep/eat/speak/act

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III. LanguageIII. Language all cultures have a all cultures have a language but not a language but not a developed form of developed form of writing (U.S., no official writing (U.S., no official language)language)

IV. Arts and IV. Arts and LiteratureLiterature

expresses and expresses and strengths culture’s strengths culture’s valuesvalues

V. ReligionV. ReligionA. shared belief w/i A. shared belief w/i culturecultureB. helps people answer B. helps people answer questions about the questions about the purpose and meaning of purpose and meaning of lifelife

VI. Forms of VI. Forms of GovernmentGovernmentdesigned to provide designed to provide

for the common for the common needs (keeping needs (keeping order & protect order & protect from outside from outside threats) of the threats) of the peoplepeople

Types of governmentsTypes of governmentsDemocracy: Democracy: Republic: Republic: Dictatorship:Dictatorship:

Monarchy:Monarchy:

VII. Economic SystemsVII. Economic Systemsuse of resource’s by the use of resource’s by the people to satisfy needs people to satisfy needs and wantsand wantsTraditional Economy:Traditional Economy:

C. Market C. Market economy:economy: