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GCMS Culture vocab
Term | Definition |
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society | a group of people living together in an organized way |
community | a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common |
culture | the learned behaviors and attitudes of a society that form their way of life |
arts and recreation | things we do in our spare time, after work is done |
customs and traditions | behavior patterns that communities follow |
government | an organized system that societies use to make decisions |
religion | the belief in a supernatural controlling power |
technology | tools, knowledge and skills people use to make work easier |
examples of things govenment does | choosing rulers and making laws |
examples of arts and recreation | soccer, piano, building with Legos, watching Youtube videos for fun |
examples of technology | pencil, iPad, scissors, indoor plumbing, bicycle |
examples of religion | Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism |
examples of customs and traditions | saying "please" and "thank you" - eating turkey on Thanksgiving - valuing freedoms and rights |
example of a community | all of us at GCMS! |
salad bowl society | the idea that the cultural differences among people can remain in a community that lives in harmony |
melting pot society | when people give up their own cultural characteristics to take on the traits of a majority culture |
examples of salad bowl society in USA | ~ sushi for breakfast and tacos for dinner ~ playing futbol or cricket or baseball after school |
examples of melting pot society in USA | ~ huge attendance at 4th of July fireworks ~ almost everyone has been to Starbucks ~ almost every single kid in the USA learns on a Chromebook or iPad these days |