Ballston Spa Sociology Culture Wiki

Spring 2007

Rationale: Culture provides the blueprint that people as a society use to guide their relationship with others. To develop an understanding of the concept of culture, our class will examine the rituals and routines of select groups around the world. In America’s multicultural society, It is important for us to understand that culture influences viewpoints, perspectives, social rules, and social institutions. Groups of 4-6 will create a Culture wiki based on the following articles.

Sometimes a Girl's Best Friend Is Not Her Father - Examining How Time Affects Cultural Values

LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/featured_articles/990303wednesday.html

Yielding to the Dreamy Tug of Ancient Shadows - Examining the Collision of Traditional and Modern Practices in Africa

LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/featured_articles/001018wednesday.html

How to Love the Arctic Sun? With Ceremony - Folk Tales and Their Cultural Implications

LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/featured_articles/990120wednesday.html

Kampala Journal: Rating Beauty With a Tape Measure, Inch by Inch - Compare notions of beauty in cultures around the world and explore the connection between what is deemed 'beautiful' and cultural history

LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20010523wednesday.html

A Faith of Their Own - Examining the role of females in Syria's Islamic revival.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20060830wednesday.html

Examining Native American Cultures and Their Ceremonies

LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/featured_articles/991006wednesday.html

The Language of Love - Discovering the Cultural Aspects of Love and Courtship http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20010214wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons