
Enculturationlearning culture begins at birth; it is both conscious and unconscious learning, and both informal (within families) and formal (within institutions, as in church, or school), but most importantly it is passed down from generation to generation, Being Culture-boundthinking that you are limited by your own cultural patterns, not able to recognize or assimilate into another culture's way of thinking - an example would be if you were visiting a culture where they raise dogs for human consumption and you could not "wrap your head around" that kind of thinking, that it was normal to raise dogs for food, you would be culture-bound is a free introductory course on enculturation. Lessons create fun ways to explore how you have become you! The way people act towards others, and how they see themselves, is based on cultural learning from birth. Learning how and why people become prejudiced or not against others is a key component of this course. As soon as we are born, we begin to learn how to survive in our little part of the universe. Who is responsible for teaching us how to get along with others? Those who interact with us every day are important models of cultural survival. Learning to survive and thrive in our environmentthe surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates; the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; ecology, the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors and influences is the most important part of each person’s life.
When we come to realize why we do some of the things we do – we learn much about ourselves. We suddenly grasp that in every cultureculture is not genetically inherited, it is shared, learned, and dynamic- never static humans are culture-bound. Why is it so bad to think we live in the best place, eat the best foods, and have the best in life? We just can’t help it. However, we can learn to recognize and appreciate other cultures in their own context. Learning about the way others are enculturated sometimes makes us laugh – but others laugh at us as well. So we should make a promise to make some changes in our lives. We can learn to accommodate the wonders and challenges that others have, even though they are not the same as ours.
After taking this course, you will understand better and be able to explore more advanced academic interpretations and presentations of enculturation. There are many articles and books on this particular subject. We will also explore gendergender is culturally constructed; the word may have various meanings in various cultures; generally it is the state of being male or female (biologically), but is more often used with reference to social and cultural differences, which may or may not be biological gender is used in various languages such as Spanish, where nouns are preceded with an article such as la (feminine) or lo (masculine) - many languages have "gendered" speech, including Latin, Greek, Russian, and German, but grammatical gender is very loosely associated with natural distinctions of sex, cultural capitala term put forth by French sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu in the 20th century, which refers to non-financial capital; he believes social assets such as education, dress, physical appearance, and intellect are part of a person's cultural capital that he/she may use for gain in a non-economic realm - for instance if a person is bi-lingual, that is cultural capital, if he/she has a higher education, that is cultural capital, in other words, "accumulated cultural knowledge" in all its contexts, is considered cultural capital and socializationto convert, adapt, or adhere to the needs of society - this also relates to acculturation when in consistent contact with a different culture than your native one.
Here are some links that demonstrate very simple aspects of cultural learning not found in this course.
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Your-Toddler-to-Eat-with-Utensils
Here is a video about manners, which are learned over time.
Cultural Universalscultural features that are found in every culture; for instance: various methods of acquiring food, finding shelter, making clothing, birthing practices, etc. reflexivityon this site we are referring to "personal reflexivity," which is about a person's values, beliefs, acquaintances, and interests, and how they can influence a person's research, writing, and behaviors towards others, etc. being able to recognize one's own biases and prejudices, beliefs and assumptions - recognizing culture-bound attitudes and acquiring the ability to self-critique one's own behaviors; this is especially important when meeting people from other cultures, or writing descriptions of others' cultures -