characteristics of culture

DiscussthecharacteristicsofcultureActivity:Let’strytosummarizethecharacteristicsofcultureaccordingtoitsdefinitionandmetaphors.ADAPTIVEPERVASIVEINTEGRATEDDYNAMICLEARNEDCULTUREIS…TheCharacteristicsofCulture1.CultureIsLearnedActivity:GroupWorkHaveyoulearnedculturethroughsomechannels?Discusswithyourgroupmembersandgiveexamplesofyourownexperiencesoflearningculture.CultureIsLearnedWelearnculturefrom______,__________________,_______,__________________________________.parentsandevenstrangerswhoarepartofthecultureotherfamilymembersfriends2.CultureIsDynamicActivity:ExploringIdeasDoyouknowanyothereventsthathavegreatinfluenceonculture?Tellyourpartnerhowthefollowingeventschangedculture.1.China’spolicyofreformandopening-up2.TheUnitedStates’enteringWWII3.TheatomicbombinginJapaninWWIIThecharacterJianNinginGuaShashowsthatcultureisdynamic.Thecultureonepersonacceptedcanbereplacedbyanotherculture,becausetheculturalcircumstancehaschangedforalongtime.Thisisasubcultureexistinginthedominantculture.(IntheU.S.A.AmericancultureissuperiorandtheAsian-Americancultureisjustakindofsubordinateculture.)culturesisnotastaticentitywhileitisdifficulttobetransformedcompletely.从“主旋律”到“我型我秀”——中国服饰变化30年(video)Cultureisconsistentlychangingandinvolvingundertheimpactofandasaresultofcontactwithothercultures.=.htmlChangesincertainaspectsofculturesespeciallyintheareaofbehaviorandcustoms,canoccurrapidly.Changesintheunderlyingvalues,e.g.inwaysoflookingattheworld,tendtobemuchslower.李安导演的电影推手饮食男女喜宴就说明了在文化冲击下,人们在中西/新旧文化中的徘徊和坚守ReasonsforchangesTechnologicalinventionDisasters(calamities):PompeiiinItalyCulturalcontactEnvironmentalfactors3.CultureIsPervasiveLiketheairwebreathe,culturepenetratesintoeveryaspectofourlifeandinfluencesthewaywethink,thewaywetalk,andthewaywebehave.4.CultureIsIntegratedWesometimesbreakdownandisolatevariouspartsofcultureandtalkaboutthemasiftheyareseparateparts.However,inreality,culturefunctionsasanintegratedwholeanditissystematic.5.CultureIsAdaptiveHistoryaboundswithexamplesofhowcultureshavechangedbecauseoflaws,naturaldisasters,wars,orothercalamities.Whenweareexposedtoanewculture,itisthesimilaritiesbetweenculturesthatsurpriseusasmuchasthedifferences.examples•proverb:lovemelovemydog•12zodiacanimals越南人有十二个生肖，与中国人的生肖基本相同。只是中国有“兔”无“猫”，越南则有“猫”无“兔”。印度人有十二个生肖，与中国人的生肖基本相同。只是中国有“虎”无“狮”，印度则有“狮”无“虎”。埃及人有十二个生肖，分别是：牡牛、山羊、猴子、驴、蟹、蛇、犬、猫、鳄、红鹤、狮子、鹰。希腊人有十二个生肖，与埃及人的生肖基本相同，只是希腊人有“鼠”无“猫”，埃及人则有“猫”无“鼠”。墨西哥人有十二个生肖，有虎、兔、龙、猴、狗、猪和其它六种墨西哥特有的动物组成十二生肖。12zodiacanimalsCULTURALIDENTITYCulturalidentityreferstoone’ssenseofbelongingtoaparticularcultureorethnicgroup.Peopleconsciouslyidentifythemselveswithagroupthathasasharedsystemofsymbolsandmeaningsaswellasnormsforconduct.Additionalconcept:CulturalIdentityJackyChen,ChinesefamousKongFumoviestar,expresseshisloyaltytoChineseculturebywearingChinesetraditionalclothesandadvocatingChineseculture.JACKYCHENSubculture(亚文化)andco-culture(共存文化)Asubcultureisasegment（部分）ofsocietythatsharesadistinctivepatternofmores,folkways,andvaluesthatdiffersfromthepatternofthelargersociety.Inasense,asubculturecanbethoughtofasacultureexistingwithinalarger,dominantculture.Subculture,Co-culture,andSubgroupDOMINANTCULTUREANDSUBCULTURE/CO-CULTURECultureissubdividedintodominantculture,mainstreamculture,andsubculture(s),whichcoexistwithineachculture.Todaythetendencyistosay‘co-culture’andsub-groupstoavoidprejudice.“Sub”impliesinferior（下级的，次要的）so“co”isusedtoindicatetheideaofequality.SubgroupGenerallyspeaking,thesubgroupmembersusuallyhavethecharacteristicsoftemporalityanddeviant（偏离的）labelandhavingwanna-bebehaviors(目标行为).Hippies(嬉皮士)ofthe1960sUSCase5ItwasmyfirstvisittoChongqing,southwestChina.IfeltuneasywhenIaskedthewaytosomeplace.InmyhometownintheNorth,directionsaregivenintermsofEast,West,NorthandSouth.WemayeasilyfindthewaywhenlocalpeopletheretellyouwhethertheplaceisinthedirectionofNorthorSouth;whileinChongqingthelocalpeopletellyouthewayintermsofdirectionontheright,orontheleft,towhichweNorthernersarequiteunfamiliar.AndIguesspeoplefromChongqingmaymeetthesameproblemasIhadwhentheywereintheNorth.Case6古时候有个不学无术的人，好不容易用钱买了个县官，却不会说“官话”，上任之后，照例要去拜访顶头上司—知府，在闲聊中知府问：“贵县风土怎么样？”“并没有大风，更少尘土。”“百姓怎样?”“白杏只有两棵，红杏不少。”“我问的是黎庶！”“梨树很多吗，结的果实很小。”知府动气了：“我不是问什么梨树，我是问你的小民！”县官见知府生气，急忙站起来回答到：“卑职的小名叫狗儿。”