What is Culture?

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Cultural perception is how an individual's culture affects the way he or she's see the world. Since culture informs all areas of life (including the arts, thought, religion, language, food, etc.), perception (how they see the world) is significantly impacted by culture.

When we perceive things it helps us understand and interpret information about different things.

​ learned patterns of perception, values, and behaviors, shared by a group of people, that are dynamic and heterogeneous.

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When we were born, we don’t know how to be boys or girls.  But we learn how to enact those culturally sanctioned behaviors by listening to and watching the people in our lives.

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Can you identify some of those culturally sanctioned behaviors that influenced you as a person?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tb_pL47AVM

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These are actions that we have, that correspond with what we perceive and how we think about things.

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Culture is developed by interaction and communication with other people.  They share common experiences, values, and way on looking at the world.

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Culture is always changing.  Cultural dynamism can become something new and something different.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S258bwp0sJY

and be able to jot down relevant points in your notebook.  You will be needing this information later.