Week 1 - What is Culture?
Overview: This week we will become familiar with the course, get to know classmates, begin setting up teams, and fix technical problems. We will also look at the culture concept. By the end of the week you will:
- know the anthropological definition of culture
- understand the various levels of culture
- know how cultures change
- recognize the nature of language within its cultural context
Please note: The text file contains all of the lecture material. Lectures are broken down into short videos in order to expedite viewing for students with slower internet connections.
You will need Quicktime to view most of the videos.
| Readings | Begin reading Knaupt CK: 4 SM: 6,7 |
| Lecture | What is Culture Video | PPT only | MP3 | text Levels of Culture Video | PPT only | MP3 Worldview Video | PPT only | MP3 Values & Norms Video | PPT only | MP3 Norms continued Video | PPT only | MP3 Language Video | PPT only | MP3 | text |
| Assignments | 6/27: Course Prep 6/29: AnthroSpeak 6/27-29: Discussion Board |
| Study Questions | What is the anthropological definition of culture? What is the difference between culture as a concept and cultures? Name and describe the levels of culture. How do cultures change? What is worldview? What is langauge? How does human language differ from other animals' communication? What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis? What is sociolinguistics? What are euphemisms and why do we use them? What are the forms of non-verbal communication? |
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