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Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity
Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity
Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity Culture and Human Diversity
o Patterned ways of behaviour are necessary for a group of people to live together o Dos and donts of appropriate behaviour o Feel comfortable if others share same culture (know the meaning of their words and actions) o Allows us to predict to how others will behave in certain situations o Culture is a set of human-made objective and subjective elements that in the past have increased the probability of survival and resulted in satisfaction of the participants in an ecological niche and thus became shared among those who could communicate with each other Objective something that has a tangible form, such as agricultural tools, at works, houses, means of transportation, communication tools and so on. Subjective something abstract such as norms, morals, and values o Dynamic some slow to change, some changes have relatively small impact on culture, some changes have dramatic impact. Technology -> changes traditional customs & beliefs. Characteristics of a culture o Can be learned teach children manners and dress codes, table manners & communication with elderly o Can be shared traditional food or certain ehnic o Universal animal loving culture & environment o Can be inherited Chinese tradition prohibited colour for clothing CNY o Dynamic continuous change -> time o Contains symbolic element flags, logos & symbols -> specific meaning o World view Categories o Material culture Equipment & economic systems, eg. Goods, clothing o Non material culture Abstract, knowledge, beliefs, customs, values and rules related to behaviour, folk stories, songs, language Culture o Part & parcel of human life o Refers to way of life practiced by most people, habits and way of thinking being in herited o Develops as the society progress o Change with time and place Teachers role o Understanding the diversity of cultures and groups among students in classroom Major cultural roles
Build countrys image to create character and identitiy
Foster rational conscious and nationhood based on the characteristics of spiritualiy, humanity and mentalitiy 7 elements of culture o o