Lesson-1_025740 (1).pdf popular cultures

Use it because this is very useful to use especially to your school. This subject popular culture

1. Culture
•definedasthewaysof
thinking,thewaysofacting,
andthematerialobjects
thattogetherforma
people’swayoflife.Only
humansrelyonculture
ratherthaninstinctto
ensuresurvival.

2. •Societyreferstopeoplewhointeract
inadefinedterritoryandshare
culture.
•Cultureshockreferstopersonal
disorientationwhenexperiencingan
unfamiliarwayoflife

3. How Many Cultures?
•Oneindicationofcultureislanguage
•Globalestimatesdocument7,000languages
•IntheUSA,thereareabout200languages
•InthePhilippines,thereareabout170+
languages
•However,upcomingdecadeswillshowthe
disappearanceofhundredsoflanguages.

4. The Elements of Culture
•Althoughculturesvary,theyallhavefive
commoncomponents:
(1)Symbols
(2)Language
(3)ValuesandBeliefs
(4)Norms
(5)Materialculture

5. Symbols
•This pertains to anything that
carries a particular meaning
recognized by people who
share the same culture. i.e. the
gesture of doing a “mano po” to
older people symbolizes a sign
of respect for Filipinos.

6. Language
•It is a system of symbols that allows
people to communicate with one
another. Language allows for the
continuity of culture.
Elements of Culture Language
1.Cultural transmission (Oral
traditions)–the process by which
one generation passes culture to
the next.
2.Every society transmits culture
through speech

7. The Sapir-Whorf Thesis
•Languages are not just different sets of labels for the same reality.
•All languages fuse symbols with distinctive emotions.
•people perceive the world through the cultural lens of language. It
means that language possesses an ability to influence the person
on how to perceive the surroundings

8. Values and Beliefs
•areculturallydefinedstandardsby
whichpeopleassessdesirability,
goodness,andbeautyandthatserve
asbroadguidelinesforsocialliving.
•areabstractstandardsofgoodness.

10. Valuesarenotfixedinstoneandinmanyorganizations,we
needtoreinforceandencouragethevalueswe’veagreedon.
Followingarethefourmainwaysvaluescanbeaffected:
Moralizing-“DoasIsay”—givingverbalinstruction,such
as,“Youmusttreateachotherwithrespect.”Moralizing
cangetquickresultsamongthosewhowelcome
structureandrespectauthority,butitusuallyfailstowin
overthosewholiketothinkforthemselves.
Modeling-Thisishowmanyofuseinheritvalues,we
pickthemupfromfamilyandfriendswhoactinacertain
way.Thisisamajormethodofinfluenceonyoungplayers
whentheyjoinalockerroom,acadetjoinsamilitaryunit
oranygroup–goodorbad,peopleareinfluencedbythe
actionsofothers.

11. Experimenting-“Youfigureitout”—laissez-faire
leadership,inwhichseveralconceptsare
introducedandthenpeoplearelefttogotheirown
way.Exploratorylearnersgravitatetothisstyle.
Clarifying-“We’regoingtomeettotalkaboutour
values.”Thisapproachreiterateswhattheleaders
believeandwhattheorganizationstandsfor.
Clarifyingcanbecombinedwiththepreviousthree
stylestogreateffect.Unlikewithmoralizing,here
thegrouptogetherexploresandinvestigateswhat
thevaluesoftheteammeantoeachperson.

12. Beliefsarespecificstatementsthatpeopleholdto
betrue.Beliefsareparticularmattersthat
individualsconsiderastrueorfalse.

13. Norms
Thesearerulesand
expectationsbywhicha
societyguidesthebehavior
ofitsmembers.Most
importantnormsina
cultureapplyeverywhere
andatalltimes.

16. Material Culture -reflects a society’s technology–knowledge
that people use to make a way of life in their surroundings.

17. Other Concepts We Need to be Familiar when
Talking about Culture
•CulturalDiversity-caninvolvesocialclass.Manycultural
patternsarereadilyaccessibletoonlysomemembersofa
society.
•HighCulture–culturalpatternsthatdistinguishasociety’s
elite.
•PopularCulture–culturalpatternsthatarewidespread
amongapopulation.
•Subculture–culturalpatternsthatsetapartsomesegmentof
society’spopulation.(Ex:AmishandMormons)
•Multiculturalism–aneducationalprogramrecognizingthe
culturaldiversityoftheUnitedStatesandpromotingthe
equalityofallculturaltraditions.

18. Other Concepts We Need to be Familiar when
Talking about Culture
Afrocentrism–thedominanceof
Africanculturalpatterns.
Eurocentrism–thedominanceof
Europeanculturalpatterns.
Counterculture–culturalpatternsthat
rejectsandopposessociety.i.e.
(Hippiesofthe60’s,StreetGangs,
Extremeright-wingreligiousgroups)

19. CulturalIntegration–thecloserelationships
amongvariouselementsofaculturalsystem.
CulturalLag-someelementsofculture
changefasterthanothers.
CulturalChanges-newculturalelements.i.e.
usageofcellphones,Blackberry,iPhones
CulturalDiffusion-spreadofobjectsfrom
onesocietytoanother
Ethnocentrism–thepracticeofjudging
anotherculturebythestandardsofone’sown
culture

20. CulturalRelativism–thepracticeof
evaluatingaculturebythatculture’sown
standards.
AGlobalCulture
Globaleconomy:theflowofgoods
Globalcommunication:theflowofinformation
Globalmigration:theflowofpeople