Chapter 2: Cultural Diversity and Conformity
Cultural Diversity and Conformity
Chapter 2: Cultural Diversity and
Conformity
Case Study: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
Section 1: The Meaning of Culture
Section 2: Cultural Variation
Section 3: The American Value System
Lab: Applying What You¡¯ve Learned
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Cultural Diversity and Conformity
Case Study: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
Ceremonies and rituals are an important part of any culture.
In the 1950s, Horace Miner examined some of the rituals of
the Nacirema culture. His description of the culture included
a portrait of an average Nacirema and his or her daily body
ritual. Although the language Miner used made the culture
seem exotic and strange, the description was a truthful
representation of the American (Nacirema spelled
backwards) morning ritual.
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Section 1 at a Glance
The Meaning of Culture
? Culture is made up of the material and nonmaterial
products of human groups.
? A society is a group of interdependent people who share
a common culture and feeling of unity. Society differs
from culture in that societies are made up of people and
cultures are made up of products.
? All cultures share certain elements: technology, symbols,
language, values, and norms.
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Cultural Diversity and Conformity
How did the car
influence American
culture?
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What Is Culture?
Culture consists of all the shared products of human
groups, both physical and abstract. A society consists of
the people who share a culture.
Physical products
Abstract products
? Known as material culture
? Known as nonmaterial culture
? Includes automobiles, books,
building, clothing, computers,
and cooking utensils
? Beliefs, family patterns,
ideas, language, political
and economic systems, rules,
skills, and work practices
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