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Exploring Culture: Diversity and Perspectives

Discover the rich tapestry of cultural meanings through beliefs, behaviors, and values worldwide. Delve into the complexities of ethnocentrism versus cultural relativism and explore diverse traditions like greetings and food. Join the discourse on sensitive topics such as Native American mascots in mainstream media.

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Exploring Culture: Diversity and Perspectives

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  1. Essential Question: • What is the meaning of culture?

  2. Culture is… • System of beliefs, values, customs, practices, norms, and social behavior of a nation or people • It is learned • It is UNIVERSAL!!

  3. Culture is like an iceberg. Some aspects are visible; others are beneath the surface. Invisible aspects influence and cause the visible ones.

  4. How the World Sees Us… • Americans… • Are always in a hurry to get things done! • Insist on treating everyone the same! • Always have to say what their thinking! • Always want to change things! • Don’t show very much respect for their elders! • Always think everything is going to get better! They’re so optimistic! • Are so impatient!

  5. The Concept of Time?

  6. The Concept of Beauty? • Definition: • Something pleasing, impressive to look at, listen to, touch, smell, or taste • Personal physical attractiveness; something very good, attractive, or impressive of its kind • An excellent aspect • Western? • Mauritania, Africa = Fat

  7. Mauritanian Women

  8. The Concept of Hello? • Cambodia- One puts hands together like "praying hands" holding them against your chest. The higher you hold, the more respect you show. • Greece- Back-slapping takes the place of shaking hands in many greetings. • Guam- There is a Filipino tradition on Guam to put one's right knuckles against an older person's forehead. • Maori- Some press noses together while closing their eyes. • Niger- The Kanouri people shake a fist at head level and call "Wooshay! Wooshay!" ("Hello! Hello!") • Tuvalu- Relatives press a face to a cheek of the other and sniff deeply. • Zambia- Some greet each other by gently squeezing a thumb.

  9. The Concept of Food?

  10. The Concept of Food Continued…

  11. “Reality is a product of language and culture, that’s what I learned.” ~ Richard Wiley (Peace Corps volunteer)

  12. Views on Culture: Cultural Relativism vs. Ethnocentrism • Cultural Relativism • Judging someone based on what THEY believe. • Ethnocentrism • Judging someone based on what YOU believe.

  13. Case Study: Team MascotsAre we being too ethnocentric by keeping Native American mascots?

  14. The Question of Mascots?Native Americans in HollywoodMajor League ClipBrave's Tomahawk Chop

  15. Honorable?

  16. The Real Thing Smoke SignalsTyra Banks Show

  17. Racist Imagery of the Past…

  18. Sambo and Buckwheat

  19. Frito Bandito

  20. The Jewish “Poisonous” Mushroom

  21. How to Tell if it’s a Jew

  22. The Irish Frankenstein and Harper’s Weekly

  23. Italian Slurs

  24. The Other Side of the Story…

  25. The Fans Argument: • I am honoring you! • There is such a thing as too politically correct! • Not all the images are offensive! • Not all Native Americans are on the same page! • Native Americans’ socio-economic status has NOTHING to do with mascots! • Removing mascots will create more racism! • It’s my mascot too!!!!!

  26. Chief Illiniwek Half Time Last Dance

  27. Fancy Dance

  28. If these images were removed could it change the status of Native Americans in the United States?

  29. Are we being too ethnocentric by keeping Native American mascots?

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