Reading:

• Rubenstein Chapter 4:  Folk and Popular Culture [Key Issues 1-4]

• Rubenstein Chapter 5:  Languages [Key Issues 1-4]

• Rubenstein Chapter 6:  Religions [Key Issues 1-4]

 

Outcomes

A. Culture and Culture Traits

1. Defining culture: material, nonmaterial, traits, complexes

2. Cultural diffusion and change

3. Major culture regions and realms

4. Socratic Seminar: Acculturation or Assimilation?

B. Cultural Diversity

1. Languages

2. Religions

3. Ethnicity

4. Gender

5. Popular culture/folk culture

C. Cultural Landscapes

1. Culture and the environment

2. Culture and group identity—values and preferences

3. Culture and conflict

4. Sense of place

D. Thinking Geographically