Culture and Identity
Grade 12th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can analyze how cultural factors influence the formation of individual and collective identities.
Warm-Up Video
CrashCourse · 9:40
Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology #11
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
High culture refers to the cultural patterns that distinguish a society’s elite, while low culture includes the cultural behaviors and ideas that are popular with most people in a society.
- 2
Ethnocentrism is judging one culture by the standards of another, while multiculturalism recognizes cultural diversity and advocates for equal standing for all cultural traditions.
- 3
A counter-culture actively opposes mainstream culture in an attempt to change how a society functions, and can act as catalysts for cultural change.
Practice Questions
8 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Explain how ethnocentrism can influence our understanding and judgment of other cultures, and provide an example from the video or your own observations.”
Complete Lesson Package
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