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    This document discusses cultures in Canada. It notes that modern Canadian society has many different cultures, with English and French as founding cultures, and First Nations cultures existing long before European settlement. Over time, immigrants have arrived from places like China, Japan, Central and Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the Caribbean, bringing new cultures. The concepts of society, culture, acculturation, assimilation, multiculturalism, and subcultures are defined. Canada is described as having a more liberal and multicultural culture compared to the United States. Popular culture and its elements of mass production, distribution, communication and consumption are also outlined.

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    Cultures in Canada

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    Mr. Marcus
    Oct. 20/2014

    Cultures in
    Canada

    Modern Canadian
    Society has many
    different cultures

    English and French are


    founding cultures

    First Nations cultures


    existed long before
    European

    Cultures in
    Canada

    Over time immigrants have


    arrived in Canada bringing
    new cultures

    Post Confederation;
    Chinese & Japanese

    Turn of 20th Century;


    Central and Eastern
    European

    1950s: Southern Europe

    1970-Present: Asia, South


    America, Africa, Caribbean

    Society
    A

    group of people in
    a geographic area
    who share certain
    laws and rules and
    who agree to relate
    to each other in
    certain ways.

    Culture
    A

    set of ideas and


    behaviours handed
    down from one
    generation to the
    next and shared
    among a group of
    people.

    Society vs Culture

    Acculturation

    Assimilation

    Process

    Process

    of acquiring
    the cultural beliefs,
    attitudes, ways of
    talking, and behaviour
    of another culture.

    by which a
    group integrates itself
    into the culture
    around it.

    Acculturation vs. Assimilation

    Factors Shaping Culture

    society that creates official policies that


    encourage members to retain their
    cultural traditions.

    Multiculturalism

    Benefits

    Challenges

    New

    Discourages

    Ideas and Art


    Forms
    Exposure to new
    cultures enriches lives
    of individuals and
    helps society as a
    whole

    integration;
    segregates
    communities
    Hides social
    inequalities

    Multiculturalism

    Multiculturalism

    Canada vs. USA

    Assimilation

    Canada
    More

    liberal
    Govt. is good
    Pro- Choice
    Same Sex
    Marriage
    Gun Control
    Multicultural
    Collective spirit

    USA
    More

    conservative
    Govt. is bad
    Anti-abortion
    Traditional
    marriage
    Gun rights
    Melting Pot
    Individualism

    Cultural Differences

    What

    are your favourite TV shows?


    Who are your favourite singers?
    What are your favourite music bands?
    Who are your favourite actors/actresses?
    Who are your favourite teams?
    Who are your favourite athletes?
    Who are your favourite authors?
    What politicians do you admire most?
    What world leaders do you admire most?

    Cultural Variation

    Subcultures

    group that shares certain values and


    beliefs with the larger culture, but has
    characteristics that members share only
    with one another

    Subculture

    Popular Culture
    What is popular culture?
    How does popular culture affect us?
    What are the pros and cons of popular culture?

    Otherwise

    known as Pop-Culture

    Def.

    culture that is shared by many


    groups in society and, increasingly
    throughout the world (Sproules, People in
    Perspective, 1994).

    Popular Culture

    Elements of Popular Culture

    Mass

    Production

    Mass

    Distribution

    Mass

    Communication

    Mass

    Consumption

    4 Elements of Popular Culture

    Impact of Mass Communication

    Advantages

    Disadvantages

    Great

    Concern

    awareness of
    world events
    Has created a global
    village
    Expanded trade and
    commerce
    opportunities

    over the
    types of events that
    are being
    communicated
    Gloom and doom
    Media manipulation
    i.e. control
    Perpetuates instant
    gratification

    Impact of Mass Communication

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