Human Geography People and Places Chapter 4 Section 1 The Elements of Culture “ As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.” – Seneca, Roman philosopher

Vocabulary Using the following terms, students can define “culture” “ Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” Jawaharlal Nehru diffusion dialect society religion innovation ethnicity cultural hearth acculturation culture

Defining Culture How do you know what you know? Where did you get that knowledge from? What kind of an “attitude” do you have? What is your behavior like? Is this all yours individually or was it “passed down” to you? “ A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.” – Ayn Rand

How do you know what you know?

Where did you get that knowledge from?

What kind of an “attitude” do you have?

What is your behavior like?

Is this all yours individually or was it “passed down” to you?

Society A group that shares A geographic region A sense of identity A culture

A group that shares

A geographic region

A sense of identity

A culture

CULTURE I. Features of a society A. Way of life 1. Language, food, religion, music, government, clothing, economy, family life, etc.

I. Features of a society

A. Way of life

1. Language, food, religion, music, government, clothing, economy, family life, etc.

Culture Can involve Food and shelter Religion Relationships Language Education Security Political affiliation Creative Expression “ What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions.” – Octavio Paz

Can involve

Food and shelter

Religion

Relationships

Language

Education

Security

Political affiliation

Creative Expression

World Religions “ Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about his taste, not condemn him, if we are just, for knowing so human a passion.” – George Santayana

World Languages “ Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.” Goethe

Spanglish "There are many people out there that speak English, Spanish and Spanglish . It is a language that, to this day, academics [distrust], that politicians only recently have begun to take it more into consideration. But poets, novelists and essayists have realized that it is the key to the soul of a large portion of the population."

Ethnic Group A group that has its own identity within society Different language (dialect) Live in a specific territory Distinct social organization Does ethnic = race?

A group that has its

own identity

within society

Different language (dialect)

Live in a specific territory

Distinct social organization

Does ethnic = race?

Innovation Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need

Diffusion The spread of ideas, inventions or patterns of behavior

MexAmerica Foods Inc. is a family owned and operated company The Southwest used to have only a handful of Spanish-language radio stations. Today, no major city in United States without a Spanish station. Broadcast and cable television bring full-time Spanish programming as far north as San Francisco, just as it brings English television as far south as Mexico City. Univision has grown to be the largest Spanish-language media outlet in the U.S. Telemundo is its chief rival.

Cultural Hearth A site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials and technology diffuse to many cultures

Tinseltown Marlon Brando, one of Hollywood’s icons, died recently leaving an estate of $21 million in disarray The icons of Hollywood are watched and imitated worldwide.

Acculturation It occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation

How does this picture show acculturation?

Review Think of some recent “innovation” Where was its “cultural hearth”? How did it “diffuse” to you? Why did you accept it? (acculturation)

Think of some recent “innovation”

Where was its “cultural hearth”?

How did it “diffuse” to you?

Why did you accept it? (acculturation)