The-Deep-Structure-of-Culture.ppt
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1、the Deep Structure of Culture definition of a cultures deep structure the core of a cultures deep structure three most important social organizations that deal with deep structure issues deep structure institutions influence on the actions of all culture Family the importance of family definition of
2、 family forms of family functions of family Cultures Deep Structure Definition A Cultures deep structure, its unconscious assumptions about how the world works, is what unifies a culture, makes each culture unique, and explains the “how” and “why” of a cultures collective action. Core Social Organiz
3、ations (Social Institutions) Definition Social organizations are the groups that members of a culture turn to for lessons about the meaning of life and methods for living that life.Social Organizationsthree most enduring and influential social organizations that deal with deep structure issues Famil
4、y State (Community) Religion (Worldview)define, create,transmit,maintain, reinforcethe basic and most crucial elements of every cultureThe Deep Structure of CultureNews: 1. Thousands of American Indians protest the use of Indian names for mascots or nicknames. 2. A lunchroom fight pitting Arab and n
5、on-Arab students turn into an all-out brawl. 3. In 2007, in Darfur, an estimated ten thousand people a month died in the name of ethnic cleansing.confrontations misunderstandingsthe deep structure of cultureWhat we call in this chapter the deep structure of a culture? The people of different civiliz
6、ations have different views on the relations between God and man, the individual and the group, the citizen and the state, parents and children, husband and wife, as well as differing views of the relative importance of rights and responsibilities, liberty and authority, equality and hierarchy. (Hun
7、tington) Issues: (God, loyalty, duty, family and kinship, community, state)Why family, community, and religion hold a prominent sway over the actions of all cultures?Three Reasons: Deep Structure Institutions Carry a Cultures Most Important Beliefs Deep Structure Institutions and their Messages Endu
8、re Deep Structure Institutions and their Messages are Deeply Felt Deep Structure Institutions Supply much of a Persons IdentityDeep Structure Institutions Carry a Cultures Most Important BeliefsParentsCommunityReligionWhat is important and what you should strive for?Why there is suffering?Where your
9、 loyalties should reside?How to prepare for death? Seek material possessions or spiritual fulfillment?Notions about right and wrongteachDeep Structure Institutions and their Messages Endure Generations of children are told about Abraham, Confucius, Moses, the Buddha, Christ, Muhammad, and other spir
10、itual leaders. Whether it is the Eightfold Path, the Ten Commandments, the Analects, the Five Pillars of Islam, or the Vedas, the meanings of these writings survive. Every American knows about the values conveyed by the story of the Revolutionary War . In Japan children are still taught the importan
11、ce of the Meiji Restoration of 1868.Each generation is given the wisdom, traditions, and customs that make a culture unique.Pay attention to: In Europe we see “600 years of violent nationalism that has bloodied the Balkans” Pakistan named its first nuclear bomb after a six-century martyr who fought
12、against India. The religious disputes in the Holy Land lasts for years. hatred and distrust also endureDeep Structure Institutions and their Messages are Deeply Felt When a Danish newspaper printed caricatures of the prophet Muhammad that millions of Muslims found offensive because most Muslims cons
13、ider any depiction of the prophet to be sacrilegious. Days of rioting followed in Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and many other countries. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims took to the streets “demonstrating against the cartoons by burning, trampling and spitting on Danish flags while chanting God is Gr
14、eat and Down with Denmark.Deeply rooted loyalty and nationalism on every continentIn any hierarchy of cultural values, love of family, God, and country is at the top of the list.Deep Structure Institutions Supply much of a Persons Identity “We learn our identitieswho we arethrough socialization” (Ch
15、aron) “Everyone has multiple identities which may compete with or reinforce each other: kinship, occupational, cultural, institutional, territorial, educational, partisan, ideological, and others” (Huntington) The most significant identities are filtered through deep structure institutions. In this
16、sense culturethrough family, church, and statebecomes defining feature in your identity.When you think about yourself, you most likely conclude thatMy name is Jane SmithIm a ChristianI am from IdahoFamilyReligionStateFamily The Importance of Family Definition of Family Forms of Family Functions of F
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