FRHD 2270 Lecture 2: LECTURE 2
1 Jun 2018
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SEPT 14
• Contextual perspective
o Context = culture
• Culture: what is culture
o Everybody has a culture
o Activities
o Behaviours
▪ Canadians are known for being nice
o Heritage or traditions of a group
o Rules and norms
o Learning or problem solving
o Defining a group or organization
o Origins of a group
• General definition: culture
o General characteristics
▪ Food, clothing, housing, technology, economy, transportation, individuals and
family activities, community, government, welfare, religion, science, sex, and life
cycle
o Shared experiences, values, beliefs, practices
• Origins of culture
o Ecology
▪ Physical environment
• Where you are makes a difference
• Will change the way you live your daily life
▪ Climate
▪ Regulation of survival
• Hot, cold
▪ Impact on food, transportation, activities
• Siesta
▪ Population
• Location
▪ Ecologies among each other
• Neighbours make a difference
▪ Motives for survival and success
• How do we define success?
• Parents determine what skills and abilities their children need to be
successful
o How do we define who we are?
o Resources
▪ Weather and agriculture, natural resources
• Some places have everything and others have nothing
• Scarce = more teamwork/community
▪ Money
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