SOCIOLOGY 12 Assignment
DUE DATE: April 23, 2010…Changed to April 26th
In a group of 2 (or solo):
Analyze a Culture of your choice. Use pages 482-483 People in Perspective
in your textbook to assist you in topics for content.
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Geography (map of countries where you can find this culture, where they emigrated from, how the culture has
shaped the environment or how the environment shapes the culture’s way of life)
Population: (population, subcultures, where do they live and why, style of houses)
Political system (type of government, flag-symbolism, legal system, interesting laws, punishments and
customs)
Family Life (marriages, death rituals, family unit, recreation, sports and leisure)
Beliefs (rules, rituals, religion, morals, beliefs, special holiday celebrations, rights of passage, values)
(Your culture) in the news: Include at least two articles about your culture in the news today and any events of
significant importance that might be relevant to the culture. You must summarize the content of the article in
how it relates to your culture/influences/impacts your culture.
Material Goods. Food, shelter, dress, art, transportation, symbols…)
Out of the Blue! Include four unique discoveries you found about your culture that people will find amusing
or interesting.
Cultural Diffusion Aspects of your culture that have been incorporated in other parts of the world and how
have other cultures affected/changed your culture’s way of life.
Bibliography of all the sources you used for your presentation on paper in proper format. Include
websites too. (www.easybib.com)
List of possible cultures to choose from on other side…
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!Kung San
Acadian
Afghan
African
Ainu
Albanian
Amish
Arabic
Argentine
Armenian
Aromanian
Ashanti
Assyrian
Australian
Australian
Aboriginal
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Aymara
Azerbaijani
Balinese
Bangladeshi
Basque
Belgian
Belizean
Bengali
Berber
Bidayuh
Bolivian
Bosnian and
Herzegovinian
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Botswanan
Brazilian
British
Bulgarian
Cajun
Caribbean
Catalan
Celtic
Central
American
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Chilean
Chinese
Chokwe
Colombian
Costa Rican
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Koryak
Kurdish
Kveeni
Latvian
Laz
Lebanese
Libyan
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Maharashtrian
Malay
Malaysian
Manx
Maori
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Mapuche
Croatian
Cuban
Cypriot
Czech
Danish
Dayak
Dutch
Ecuadorian
Egyptian
Estonian
Ethiopian
Evenki
Filipino
First Nations
(Canada)
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Mexican
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Middle Eastern
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Mongolian
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Moroccan
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Mozambican
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Myanmar
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Native American 
Mauritian
French
Mayan
Garifuna
New Zealander
Nicaraguan
Nigerian
Norwegian
Ogoni
Omani
Orang Asli
P'urhepecha
Pakistani
Palestinian
Pashtun
Penan
Peruvian
Polish
Polynesian
Puerto Rican
Qatari
Raramuri
Romanian
Russian
German
Greek
Guatemalan
Hakka
Hawaiian
Hazara
Hispanic and
Latino
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Hmong
Hungarian
Iban
Icelandic
Indian
Indonesian
Inuit
Iranian
Iraqi
Irish
Israeli
Italian
Jamaican
Japanese
Jewish
Jordanian
Karen
Rwandan
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Korean
Sami
Sanketi
Saudi Arabian
Scandinavian
Scottish
Serbian
Sherpa
Sindhi
Singaporean
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
South African
Spanish
Sri Lankan
Sudanese
Swedish
Swiss
Taiwanese
Taiwanese
Aboriginal
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Tajik
Tanzanian
Thai
Tibetan
Turkish
Turkmen
Tuvan
Ugandan
Ukrainian
UAE
Venezuelan
Vietnamese
Virarika
Welsh
Yanomamo
Yemeni
Yoruba
Zambian
Zapotec
Zimbabwean
Kashmiri Pandit
Kenyan
BE ADVENTUROUS AND CREATIVE IN YOUR CHOICE. YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO THESE.
THEY ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS!
SOCIOLOGY CULTURE STUDY EVALUATION
CULTURE: _________________________________________________
NAME(S): ____________________________________________________
TOTAL = 36 MARKS
CONTENT
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Geography
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Population
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Political
systems
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Family Life
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Material Goods
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Beliefs
ORGANIZATION
1
-failed to present
topics outlined;
questionable
ownership;
minimal research;
did not meet
expectations
1
-disorganized;
difficult to
follow
COUNTRY IN THE
NEWS
2
-most topics not
presented;
statistics not
current; not very
thorough
3
-outlined topics
mostly presented; fair
amount of research
evident; somewhat
thorough
4
-outlined topics
clearly covered;
statistics current;
well researched;
mostly thorough
5
-outlined
topics above
expectations;
statistics
current; very
thorough
2
-difficult to
follow in parts;
fair
organization
3
-structured but progression
not logical; good
organization
4
-logical; easy to follow; very well
organized
0
-did not have
information
about country in
the news
1
- country in the
news articles
present but not
summarized.
2
-Only had one article and
summary for country in the
news
OUT OF THE BLUE
0
-did not include.
1
-only had 1 or
two items for this
category. Weak
information and
research.
MATERIAL GOODS
0
-did not include
1
-little
information on
material goods
2
-fair amount of information
on material goods; some
effort to make scrapbook
more appealing by
including material goods.
3
4
-two completed
-Two completed
articles about
articles about
country in the
country in the
news but fair
news and great
summaries/too
summaries/
vague.
explanations.
3
4
-completed 5
-completed 5
items for this
items for this
category but
category. Very
information was
interesting and
already present in
captivating
other parts of the
information
research. Not
interesting or
captivating.
3
-lots of information on material
goods. Extra effort to include
authentic items and make scrapbook
more appealing.
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
0
-did not include
1
-included only
one aspect
2
-included and explained
fairly
3
-understood, included and explained
thoroughly.
CREATIVITY AND
LAYOUT
0
-no use of
supplementary
materials,
graphics,
pictures,
diagrams or
charts to
support
presentation; no
creativity
1
-did not meet
minimal
requirements of
project; poor
effort
1
-use of token
graphics and
pictures,
diagrams and
charts to
support
presentation;
limited
creativity
2
-uses a fair amount of
visuals to enhance
presentation. Somewhat
creative approach.
3
-uses a variety of visual enhancers to
support presentation; good layout
and creative approach.
4
-succeeds at “owning”
presentation; material
well laid out; lots of
visual materials to
support presentation;
very creative approach
2
-met minimal
project
requirements;
fair effort and
creativiity
3
-mostly meets
requirements outlined;
good effort and creativity.
4
-meets requirements outlined; very
good effort and creativity.
5
-exceeds requirements;
extra effort and
creativity noted;
excellent
0
-no
bibliography
1
-minimal
sources present
(1-2)
2
-fair amount of sources
identified and some
variety(3-5)
3
-good variety and number of sources
(1-4)
4
-excellent variety of
sources (5-10)
OVERALL IMPRESSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2
-had 3 or 4 items for this
category. Good
information and
research.