Becoming HumanThe Process of Enculturation

Cultural Learning Think about your culture…

How did you learn it? What can you remember about learning

it? Enculturation = the process by which

culture is passed from one generation to the next

Cultural Learning Think about your culture…

How did you learn it? What can you remember about learning

it? Enculturation = the process by which

culture is passed from one generation to the next

How powerful / important is it? http://

tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/435093%3Fformat=html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqbnDjId7g

Cultural Differences Naming Practices

Bolivia – Name child once they can speak

Ghana – Name based on day of the week you are born, Christian name once you go to school (prestige)

Bali – First born = Wayan, Second = Made, Third = Nyoman, Fourth = Ketut. Then repeat

America = ? Blank slate! You are a unique

individual http://www.progenealogists.com/namingpatterns.htm

Cultural Differences Values

Lullabies Kenyan – Family values, togetherness American – Go to sleep and be quiet

“Hush little baby…” Dependence vs. Independence training

Dependence TrainingContact over 70% of the timeSleep with familyEmphasize cooperation

Independence TrainingContact about 20% of the timeSleep aloneEmphasize competition

Where does our culture fit?

Sex vs. Gender Sex = biological

XX (female) or XY (male) Note however that about 50,000 Americans are neither “male” nor

“female” Gender = cultural meanings assigned to the

biological differences between males and females Ex. Homosexuality in the Philippines

Gender Roles “Genderlects”

Are men and women different cultures? http://changingminds.org/explanations/gender/genderlect.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqwwvvorJ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmZ5TFKlwU&feature=PlayList&p=608D061CE7634328&index=0&playnext=1

Notecard Time! Are women and men two different

cultures? Yes – So then how should we

communicate with each other? No – Defend your position!