Culture - Lesson 2.15

​- Name of Author

" Replace this with a quote, words full of wisdom that someone important said and can inspire the reader. " 

Categorize

Options (4)

bread

Fixing a bike

Xbox

Mrs. Thomas

Is each item an example of a good or a service?

Good

Service

​ Culture

Lesson 2.15 - Mr, Gibbon

Lesson Overview

What is culture, and how do people learn it?

​Essential Question:

1. Use maps to identify the common cultural traits of different places.
2. Describe elements of surface culture and deep culture.
3. Explain how people learn culture.

​Learners Can:

Vocabulary

a culture's rules, behaviors, and ways of thinking.

​Deep Culture

​Surface Culture

Culture that is easy to observe

​Religion

a system of beliefs and practices, related to beliefs of one or more gods

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​- Name of Author

" Replace this with a quote, words full of wisdom that someone important said and can inspire the reader. " 

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about culture from the video?

Aspects of culture can be grouped into two categories:

• Surface culture- culture that is easy to observe

• Deep culture- a culture's rules, behaviors, and ways of thinking​

Surface Culture and Deep Culture

Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant or an Italian restaurant?
What have you observed about culture there?

Evidence of Surface Culture

Open Ended

The image shows a Christmas celebration in Ukraine. What parts of surface culture can you observe in the image?

• Deep culture isn't as easy to see or observe.

• Rules, behaviors, and ways of thinking are parts of deep culture. Deep culture includes:

  What behavior is morally right?

  What manners are polite?

  How people should interact?

  What are your roles in your family?

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Diving into Deep Culture

Deep culture can also include how someone marries. For example, most marriages in India are arranged by family members or matchmakers.

Categorize

Options (4)

What food people eat

What clothes people wear

What responsibilities an older sibling has

How people are expected to speak to strangers

Aspects of culture are listed on the left. Decide if they are surface culture or deep culture.

Surface Culture

Deep Culture

Replace this with your body text.

​Duplicate this text as many times as you would like.

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Religion

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Important Note: This map shows the MOST COMMON religion in each country/area. People within each area have different beliefs. Ex- 70% of the US population follows Christianity. The other 30% of the population follows a different religion or does not follow any religion.

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Multiple Choice

Which religion is most common in North Africa?

• a. Buddhism

• B. Christianity

• C. Islam

How People Learn Culture

Community

Family

School

Media

Open Ended

Describe the surface culture OR deep culture of your community.