Cultural Diversity & Diffusion

Objective: explore our own culture and how it is impacted by cultural diffusion

Outcomes:

Starter: what is this showing?

1. Note down a description of what the above diagram shows.

2. Define the following terms:

• • culture

  • cultural hearth

  • cultural traits

3. You have been allocated two slides:

• • make a collage of images that represent your culture

  • make notes on the aspects of culture from Codrington (pages 262-272)

  • when your peers have completed theirs, compare the collages - make a note of the similarities and differences

4. Define these terms:

• • cultural diffusion

  • cultural hybridity

  • cultural homogeneity

Do any of these definitions help to explain the similarities you notice between you and your classmates? Explain.

5. Watch this noting down patterns and trends:

Now watch it again with this TOK question in mind: To what extent is this an accurate reflection of our shared cultural history?

Plenary: share your answer....