Culture

The discussions of culture this week have been really interesting to me because I noticed an overlap between our class and Human Geography last year. Especially the concepts of material and non-material culture and their significance in the lives and societies of others. I like going more in depth with the individual examples we've looked at because it is really cool to compare the customs and norms country to country. Certain things that Americans take for granted or come to expect would be completely inappropriate or unheard of in the next country over. The difference that culture makes throughout the world is what allows us to grow and develop as individual nations and as a world because if we were all the same, no one would want to change. In Human Geo, we learned about the Lexus vs. the olive tree concept that explains how globalization constantly is challenging and threatening the roots of cultures in societies around the world. I am glad that we are learning about culture because it takes the awareness to rekindle the interest and faithfulness to one's own culture in order to protect it.