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Becoming Human

Becoming Human. The Process of Enculturation. Cultural Learning. Think about your culture… How did you learn it? What can you remember about learning it? Enculturation = the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next. Cultural Learning. Think about your culture…

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Becoming Human

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  1. Becoming Human The Process of Enculturation

  2. Cultural Learning • Think about your culture… • How did you learn it? • What can you remember about learning it? • Enculturation = the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next

  3. Cultural Learning • Think about your culture… • How did you learn it? • What can you remember about learning it? • Enculturation = the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next • How powerful / important is it? • http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/435093%3Fformat=html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqbnDjId7g

  4. Cultural Differences • Naming Practices • Bolivia – Name child once they can speak • Ghana – Name based on day of the week you are born, Christian name once you go to school (prestige) • Bali – First born = Wayan, Second = Made, Third = Nyoman, Fourth = Ketut. Then repeat • America = ? • Blank slate! You are a unique individual • http://www.progenealogists.com/namingpatterns.htm

  5. Cultural Differences • Values • Lullabies • Kenyan – Family values, togetherness • American – Go to sleep and be quiet • “Hush little baby…” • Dependence vs. Independence training Where does our culture fit?

  6. Sex vs. Gender • Sex = biological • XX (female) or XY (male) • Note however that about 50,000 Americans are neither “male” nor “female” • Gender = cultural meanings assigned to the biological differences between males and females • Ex. Homosexuality in the Philippines

  7. Gender Roles • “Genderlects” • Are men and women different cultures? • http://changingminds.org/explanations/gender/genderlect.htm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqwwvvorJ0

  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmZ5TFKlwU&feature=PlayList&p=608D061CE7634328&index=0&playnext=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmZ5TFKlwU&feature=PlayList&p=608D061CE7634328&index=0&playnext=1

  9. Notecard Time! • Are women and men two different cultures? • Yes – So then how should we communicate with each other? • No – Defend your position!

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