Perception, Value judgments, and stereotypes

The week aheadTuesday Value Judgments & StereotypesTake-home assignment due FridayWednesday Teenage CultureMaking our Time Capsule & Class PreziThursday Developing a CultureFriday Friendship & CultureWe will also watch TABOO videoOutsiders (4th Hour)Gross Food (7th Hour)8-week goalFinishing on a strong noteRememberTake vs. AttendPerception, Value judgments, and stereotypesAnthropologists use the tools of observation and analysis to studyhuman behavior and culture. How is this good? How is this bad?StereotypesGrab your textbookspage 209 and handout 5-A

Please follow directionsAs American as Apple Pie, right?American or Foreign?Apple PieEngland

pajamasIndia

ClockMedieval Europe

soapAncient Gaul (now France)

NecktieCroatia

Forks & SpoonsItaly

OrangesMediterranean Europe

CerealMiddle East

UmbrellaIndia

Railroad TrainEngland

Steam radiator100% American!

BathtubRoman Empire

6-Minute Reading Exercisepages 212-214Look for the definitions ofCULTURE and DYNAMICAdd: ETHNOCENTRISMProvide some examples of subcultures in Weyauwega-FremontIs this culture?

Have you noticed?People often use labels or categories to describe others. The way we apply these labels can be based on such characteristics as clothing, looks, the way a person talks, or the groups to which he/she belongs. This way of categorizing things or people is a natural human trait; however, people often make assumptions about groups of people they don't even know. WHY?Have you noticed?Lets brainstorm some categories that are used here at school to group people. What is culture?Culture refers to the entire way a society lives and is organized.Includes: Values, ideas, customs, norms, attitudes, social institutions, music & art, language, technology, and traditions.V I C N A Si Ma L T TSo What isteenage culture?Do you understand those who are your own agein your own community?So What isteenage culture?Take 10 and talk about.The Business WorldTransportationLanguagePeer groups & friendshipThe familyReligionMusic & ArtEducationWhat did you find out?Lets make atime capsuleWhat do we need and why?2012 Wega time capsuleWhat artifacts will best represent Wega culture at this point in time and why?If you could add five things tothis time capsule, what would you add?NOTE: This involves a writing assignmentDeveloping a cultureCount off 1 2 - 3Directions are on page 216-218Take 15 minutes to read and work within your groupYour goal is to construct thebasic elements of a viable society,which accommodates thebasic needs of its members.How did environment influence survival in your new culture?How does a culture work?Every culture is made up of two partsMaterial CultureNonmaterial CultureMaterial cultureThe things which a society usesClothingShelterKinds of transportation CommunicationOther things used forboth survival and enjoymentMaterial cultureAlso includes TECHNOLOGYtools, machines, and knowledge of how to make thingsNon Material cultureIncludes societys ideas and valuesRules of behavior (Norms)Folkways, Mores, Laws5-minute readingpages 220-222Pay attention to the storiesof paper and jeans

Look for the definition ofCULTURE PATTERNSFriendship & cultureWhat is a friend? What makes a friend special in our culture? Are friends expected to act differently in cultures in other parts of the world?Experiment 5-G (pages 223-224)Languageandculturepage 232