The 9 Cultural Universals

The 9 Cultural Universals
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The 9 Cultural Universals refer to things or behaviors that exist in all societies in various forms. Material artifacts, which are objects created by groups of people, are one of the cultural universals

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Slide1Cultural Universals Cultural  Universals Things  or  behaviors  in  various  forms that  exist  in  all  societies. Things  or  behaviors  in  various  forms that  exist  in  all  societies.

Slide2The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  1.   Material:  1.   Material: Artifacts  made  by  groups  of  people Artifacts  made  by  groups  of  people  Food  Food  Clothing  and  adornment  Clothing  and  adornment  Tools  and  weapons  Tools  and  weapons  Housing  and  shelter  Housing  and  shelter  Household  articles  Household  articles  Ritual  items  Ritual  items  Personal  possessions  Personal  possessions

Slide3The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  2.  Social  Organization  2.  Social  Organization the  ways  that  a  group  of  people  organize themselves  in  groups  in  order  to  function the  ways  that  a  group  of  people  organize themselves  in  groups  in  order  to  function  Families  Families  Kinship  systems  Kinship  systems  Clans  Clans  City-States  City-States  Nations  Nations

Slide4The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  3.   Social  Control/Institutions: long-lasting  ways  of  doing  things  that  are important  to  people’s  well-being.  3.   Social  Control/Institutions: long-lasting  ways  of  doing  things  that  are important  to  people’s  well-being.  Marriage/Family  Marriage/Family  Religion  Religion  Education  Education  Government/military  Government/military  Legal  and  penal  system  Legal  and  penal  system  Hospitals  Hospitals  Markets/Business/Corporations  Markets/Business/Corporations

Slide5The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  4.   Language:  4.   Language: the  use  of  a  set  of  symbols,  spoken  or  written,  to communicate  ideas  and  feelings. the  use  of  a  set  of  symbols,  spoken  or  written,  to communicate  ideas  and  feelings.  Nonverbal  Nonverbal  Verbal  Verbal  Written  Written  Symbols  Symbols

Slide6The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  5.   Arts,  Play,  &  Recreation  5.   Arts,  Play,  &  Recreation the  ways  that  a  people  express  themselves creatively. the  ways  that  a  people  express  themselves creatively.  Fine  Arts:  Fine  Arts:  Drawing,  painting,  etc.  Drawing,  painting,  etc.  Performing  Arts:  Performing  Arts:  Acting,  dancing,  etc  Acting,  dancing,  etc  Architecture  Architecture  Standards  of  beauty  &  taste  Standards  of  beauty  &  taste

Slide7The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  6.   Environment:  6.   Environment:   conditions  that  influence  lives  of  a  group  of people.   conditions  that  influence  lives  of  a  group  of people.  What  does  the  environment  in  which  we  live  affect?  What  does  the  environment  in  which  we  live  affect?  Human-Environment  Interactions  Human-Environment  Interactions

Slide8The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  7.   Economy:  7.   Economy: the  production  (making),  distribution (selling),  and  consumption  (using)  of  goods and  services. the  production  (making),  distribution (selling),  and  consumption  (using)  of  goods and  services.  Jobs  Jobs  Goods/services  Goods/services  Movement  of  goods/services  Movement  of  goods/services  Trade/exchange  Trade/exchange

Slide9The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  Education:  Education: How  a  society  teaches  its  values  and  traditions How  a  society  teaches  its  values  and  traditions  Informal  Informal  Formal  Formal

Slide10The 9  Cultural  Universals The  9  Cultural  Universals  9.   World  View/Beliefs:  9.   World  View/Beliefs: something  a  group  of  people  believe  to  be  true. something  a  group  of  people  believe  to  be  true.  Religion  Religion  Politics  Politics  Norms  Norms  Ethics  Ethics  Values  Values

Slide11Culture Vocabulary Culture  Vocabulary  Culture:   a  complete  way  of  life  of  people  share similar  customs  and  beliefs  and  pass  on  to  their children.  Culture:   a  complete  way  of  life  of  people  share similar  customs  and  beliefs  and  pass  on  to  their children.  Customs:   a  common  way  of  doing  something among  a  group  of  people.  Customs:   a  common  way  of  doing  something among  a  group  of  people.  Society:   a  group  of  people  who  share  a common  culture.  Society:   a  group  of  people  who  share  a common  culture.

Slide12Vocab…Vocab…  Social  Structure;   the  ways  in  which  people  are organized  into  smaller  groups,  each  having  its own  particular  task.  Social  Structure;   the  ways  in  which  people  are organized  into  smaller  groups,  each  having  its own  particular  task.  Socialization:   the  process  of  learning  to  be  part of  a  culture  or  society.  Socialization:   the  process  of  learning  to  be  part of  a  culture  or  society.  Norm:   a  culture’s  standards  of  behavior  or  rule that  a  member  of  a  society  is  supposed  to  live by.  Norm:   a  culture’s  standards  of  behavior  or  rule that  a  member  of  a  society  is  supposed  to  live by.

Slide13Vocab…Vocab…  Ethics:   the  standards  or  code  of  moral  behavior that  distinguishes  between  right  and  wrong.  Ethics:   the  standards  or  code  of  moral  behavior that  distinguishes  between  right  and  wrong.  Value:   an  object,  idea,  or  belief  that  a  culture considers  very  important.  Value:   an  object,  idea,  or  belief  that  a  culture considers  very  important.  Economy:   system  in  which  goods  and  services are  produced  and  distributed.  Economy:   system  in  which  goods  and  services are  produced  and  distributed.

Slide14Vocab…Vocab…  Language:   the  way  human  beings  pass  on  their culture.  Language:   the  way  human  beings  pass  on  their culture.  Extended  family:   family  with  grandparents, aunts,  uncles,  grown  children,  parents,  and  small children  living  together.  Extended  family:   family  with  grandparents, aunts,  uncles,  grown  children,  parents,  and  small children  living  together.  Nuclear  family:   family  of  parents  and  their children  living  together.  Nuclear  family:   family  of  parents  and  their children  living  together.

Slide15Vocab…Vocab…  Role:   the  function  of  a  person  in  a  society.  Role:   the  function  of  a  person  in  a  society.  Status:   the  degree  of  importance  we  have  in society.  Status:   the  degree  of  importance  we  have  in society.  Icon:   an  image  or  figure  that  represents something  (like  a  nation’s  flag).  Icon:   an  image  or  figure  that  represents something  (like  a  nation’s  flag).

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