Lesson 1: Culture

What are the basic ingredients of Culture?
How is language affected by culture and how does culture affect language?
What are norms and values and how did they differ across cultures?
What roles do beliefs and material culture play across cultures? ?-- and what are some examples of both?
What are cultural universals? what are cultural particulars?-- and what are some examples of both?

chapter 3 vocabulary bank
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D2.Soc.1.9-12. Identify and apply the sociological perspective and a variety of sociological theories to understand human social behavior.
D2.Soc.1.9-12 Explain the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences

DOK 1,2,3,4

CHAPTER 3 CLASS/TEXT ACTIVITY
List at least 5 symbols that nearly everyone you know recognizes.
List at least 5 symbols that are NOT easily/readily recognized by everyone you know–(but some people you know recognize them)


List at least 5 major aspects of y/our material culture
List at least 5 major aspects of y/our nonmaterial culture
Sanctions are used to enforce Folkways, Mores (Taboos), and Laws, which are types of Norms, that are based on Values.
Give at least 3 examples of each below.

Folkways—Mores—Taboos—Laws—Norms—Values—
Informal Sanctions—Formal Sanctions
What is the difference between the Ideal Culture and Real Culture?

List 3 examples of the Ideal Culture at school compared to the Real Culture of school from your point of view.
Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity: theory that our idea of reality depends on our knowledge of words and language. *SNOW–

Consider the following terms—IRA, 401K, Roth IRA, Investment Portfolio, Pension—what do they mean to you now? Later in your future?
List Many key-words that unlock the parts of human society that need words to exist.
What parts of your culture do others perhaps not understand because they do not know the words or terms used to describe that situation?

Give at least 3 examples for each of the following:

Social Categories—Subcultures—Counterculture—Ethnocentrism
Cultural Universals and Cultural Particulars–*
List 7 categories of examples of Cultural Universals–
List 3 Cultural Particulars for each category of Universals.

FOR REVIEW :
Name __________________________________________________

Use information and any/all vocabulary terms from Chapter 3 to explain your understanding of:

> the Culture of Maloney High School
>the Cultural Expectations of Maloney High School

You may concentrate on the entire school or any specific part of the school including our class.

You may write a unified essay of sorts or you may write individual (stand alone) sentences or ideas/thoughts.

You may include drawings or sketches or other appropriate information to help you complete the task as thoroughly as possible.

For example-- (the following are examples you may use to guide you as needed)

What sanctions do we use here at Maloney?
Which are formal sanctions--which are informal?

What cultural universals are present at Maloney?
What are some examples of cultural particulars at Maloney?

Compare the Ideal Culture to the Real Culture for Maloney/Spartans.

Give examples of folkways, mores, taboos, values, beliefs of Maloney.

Discuss some of the language that is specific to Maloney to address the
Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity.

Perhaps compare/contrast the material and non-material culture of Maloney.

students may think:
>people influence culture but culture does not influence people
>culture is not as important as economic factors in society

IEP protocol, as needed, TBD based on need and IEP/504 Protocols

Vocabulary Quiz, Quizlet Activities

Chapter 3 Written Activities attached

Section Reviews from text.

Review Quiz,

Test, including Written and/or authentic assessment - written assessment attached

Chapter 3 Written Activities

CHAPTER 3 CLASS/TEXT ACTIVITY 

____________________________________________________________________________

List at least 5 symbols that nearly everyone you know recognizes.

List at least 5 symbols that are  NOT easily/readily recognized by everyone you know–(but some people you know recognize them)
____________________________________________________________________________

List at least 5 major aspects of y/our material culture

List at least 5 major aspects of y/our nonmaterial culture

____________________________________________________________________________

Sanctions are used to enforce Folkways, Mores (Taboos), and Laws, which are types of Norms, that are based on Values.

Give at least 3 examples of each below.

Folkways—Mores—Taboos—Laws—Norms—Values—

Informal Sanctions—Formal Sanctions

______________—______________________________________________________________

What is the difference between the Ideal Culture and Real Culture?

List  3 examples of the Ideal Culture at school compared to the Real Culture of school from your point of view.  

_____________________________________________________________________________

Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity: theory that our idea of reality depends on our knowledge of words and language. *SNOW–

Consider the following terms—IRA, 401K, Roth IRA, Investment Portfolio, Pension—what do they mean to you now?  Later in your future?

List Many key-words that unlock the parts of human society that need words to exist.

What parts of your culture do others perhaps not understand because they do not know the words or terms used to describe that situation?  

___________________________________________________________________________

Give at least 3 examples for each of the following:

Social Categories—Subcultures—Counterculture—Ethnocentrism

____________________________________________________________________________

Cultural Universals and Cultural Particulars–*SNEEZE

List 7 categories of  examples of Cultural Universals–

List 3 Cultural Particulars for each category of Universals.

CHAPTER 3 WRITTEN ASSESSMENT

Name __________________________________________________

Use information and any/all vocabulary terms from Chapter 3 to explain your understanding of:

> the Culture of Maloney High School

>the Cultural Expectations of Maloney High School

You may concentrate on the entire school or any specific part of the school including our class.

You may write a unified essay of sorts or you may write individual (stand alone) sentences or ideas/thoughts.

You may include drawings or sketches or other appropriate information to help you complete the task as thoroughly as possible.

For example-- (the following are examples you may use to guide you as needed)

What sanctions do we use here at Maloney?

Which are formal sanctions--which are informal?

What cultural universals are present at Maloney?

What are some examples of cultural particulars at Maloney?

Compare the Ideal Culture to the Real Culture for Maloney/Spartans.

Give examples of folkways, mores, taboos, values, beliefs of Maloney.

Discuss some of the language that is specific to Maloney to address the 

Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity.

Perhaps compare/contrast the material and non-material culture of Maloney.

>>Your work may/should include information that is factual or opinion as appropriate.

>>Your work should demonstrate your effort to complete the task in a timely manner.

>>Your work should demonstrate your ability to interact and communicate meaningfully with regards to the vocabulary and the topics under study in chapter 3.