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Unit 2 Culture and Communication What is Culture Origin of the word culture (文化） The English word culture originates from the Latin cultura, with its meaning “to cultivate”. 文化：经由文字、文学、礼乐、制度、律法等对人类的教化与培养 What is Culture Definitions of culture In 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of more than 164 definitions of “culture” in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions. What is Culture Culture is like …… the mental programming, “software of the mind”, Windows, IOS the water fish swim in the onion with different layers of depth, ranging from inner core to the surface the iceberg The onion model http://www.culturewise.ie/news_and_events/blog.php?month=5height=550width=800 The iceberg model .au/for_teachers/curriculum_resources/history_cr/asiascopeseqhistorycr/secondary_units_of_work_sose/unit_9_voicesvisions/voicesvisions_blm2.html What is Culture Material components of a culture: tangible objects and physical substances that have been altered by human intervention (e.g. architecture, icons, personal possessions) Material components of culture: reflections of a culture’s value What is Culture Nonmaterial aspects of a culture: Beliefs: conceptions of what is true, factual, or valid; rooted in faith, experience, or science Values: shared views of what is good, right, worthwhile, or important Norms: informal rules that guide how members of a culture act, as well as how they think and feel Language: shaping how we think about the world What is Culture Culture can be defined as “a historically transmitted system of symbols, meanings, and norms”. (Collier Thomas, 1988) What is Culture Culture can be defined as the coherent, learned, shared views of a group of people about life’s concerns that ranks what is important, furnishes attitudes about what things are appropriate, and dictates behavior. (I. Varner Linda Beamer, 2008) Characteristics of culture Culture is coherent Culture is learned Culture i