AOS1,KK1: The meaning of culture and its major components: non-material culture and material culture

Question 1

Culture refers to

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Broad term that encompasses many aspects of human life, including languages, values, beliefs, norms, customs, symbols and behaviours. The way of life of a particular group or society. Learnt by member and passed on to following generations

Question 2

What are the 6 reasons culture is important?

Answer 2

• how we create meaning within community
• how we express our values
• Lays out our daily practices
• Sets our expectations and responsibilities
• Provides identity and sense of belonging
• Creates generational bonds through transmission

Question 3

Material culture refers to

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Tangible aspects of culture; things that we can see and touch. Objects, places and things that have meaning for a group.

Question 4

What are some examples of material culture

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E.g. tools, food, art, clothing, buildings/spaces

Question 4

What are the four reasons material culture is important?

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• Teach us so much
• Without a deep understanding of non-material elements of culture, much of the meaning is missing
• Have meaning/significance
• Cannot have an item of material, without connection to non-material aspect which creates the objects meaning

Question 5

Non-material culture refers to

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Intangible parts of culture; that we cannot see. Languages, values, norms and symbols. It is more the ideas of culture.

Question 6

language

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System of communicating using words or signs. Knowledge, norms and values are often transmitted through language

Question 7

values

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Beliefs about what is right and good

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norms

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Rules that guide behaviour, expectations for appropriate behaviour

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symbols

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Gesture, artefact, sign or concept that represents something else, must have shared meaning

Question 10

what are the four important components to First Nations culture?

Answer 10

Land, culture, artefacts and flag

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World’s oldest culture (existed for at least 65000 years) .At colonisation an estimated 1 million people with 500 nations and between 200-500 languages .Today, approx. 800000 people identified as Aboriginal on 2021 census with 150 languages spoken

Question 12

What are 6 key aspects important to First Nations Culture

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Land,work,spirituality, societies, dreaming, holistic

Question 13

Land

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strong connection, view themselves as caretakers, in return they are fed and sheltered

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work

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act of service to the spiritual world and governed by ancient customs

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Spirituality

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society is holistic, all aspects are interconnected to The Dreaming

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Societies

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diverse and many beliefs and customs were governed by location

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The Dreaming

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Indigenous spiritual realm that includes their understanding of creation

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Holistic

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societies were interconnected with all levels taking responsibility for each other

Question 19

Colonisation refers to

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formation of a settlement by one nation over another

Question 20

What were some major impacts of colonisation?

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● Population decline due to disease and conflict
● Starvation due to disruption in the access of food and land
● Denial of humanity
● Treated homogeneously and denied recognition of diversity
● Separated from family and community

Question 20

What was the process for colonisation for First Nations

Answer 20

Colonised by Britain who wanted to form an outpost and establish. Then there was a penalty colony due to overpopulation in jails. Then captain James Cook declared terra nullius. The first fleet arrived in 1788, then the Indigenous were viewed as ‘uncivilised’ and inferior, they were dispossessed of their land and culture.