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Iceberg example…
Culture is like an
Iceberg…
Cultural Appreciation
Values
Customs
Aspects of
culture
Symbols
Language
Culture is Learned
Rather than inherited biologically
Enculturation: The transmission of culture from one generation to the
next
Mammals in general display cultural behavior (I.e. we all have the urge
to eat/sleep, but when we do/with whom/in what order is determined
by our social relationships). With humans, our social rules are more
varied and complex.
Ex: Social animals…Lions, dogs, chimpanzees…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VCJ1ybkjnA (Chimp Culture)
If animals display cultural behavior as do we, should we also view
animals through an Anthropological perspective? Sub disciplines of
Primate Behavior and Animal Communication deal with this question.
Culture is learned
How do we learn our culture?
Enculteration
Culture is learned behavior
Each child goes
through a process of
enculturation when
they grow up in a
culture.
Children learn by
observing the
behaviors of people in
their surroundings,
including the
recognition of
symbols specific to
that culture.
Culture is shared
Economics
Kinship
Religion law
Medicine
Culture is Symbolic
Culture is symbolic
Symbols can either
be verbal
(linguistic) or
nonverbal (object,
written symbol).
Culture and Nature: Differences in
How we meet the call
Culture defines what
people eat, how food
is prepared, and when
and how food is eaten.
Waste elimination is
culturally prescribed.
Sexual activities are
also dictated by
culture (with who, how,
where, and when).
Culture is Dynamic