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1、学术英语社科AcademicEnglishforSocialSciences5SociologyMattersCulturesallsharecertainbasiccharacteristicsdespitedifferences.Inthisunitwewillseehowthosecharacteristicschangeasculturesdevelop,andhowculturesinfluenceoneanotherthroughtheirtechnological,commercial,andartisticachievements.Unit5SociologyMattersUnitContentsTextATextBListeningSpeakingWritingLead-inTextCLead-inTaskReadthefirstparagraphofthetext.WorkinpairsandwritedowntwoexamplesofthedevelopmentofcultureinChina.1_________________________________。
2、____________2_____________________________________________Unit5SociologyMatters•TextA–Criticalreadingandthinking–Difficultsentences–Groupdiscussion–Englishlanguageforacademicpurpose•Collocations•Signpostlanguage•FormalEnglishUnit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisAnalyzingthetextbyexplainingkeyterms1Culturethetotalityoflearned,sociallytransmittedcustoms,knowledge,materialobjects,andbehaviorUnit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis2Cul。
3、turaluniversalsadaptationstomeetessentialhumanneeds,suchaspeople’sneedforfood,shelter,andclothinge.g.athleticsports,cooking,funeralceremonies,medicine,andsexualrestrictions(AnthropologistGeorgeMurdock)(Para.2)Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysistheprocessofintroducinganewideaorobjecttoaculture:1)discovery:makingknownorsharingtheexistenceofsomeaspectofrealitye.g.thefindingoftheDNAmolecule;identificationofanewmoonofSaturn(Para.5)2)invention:aninventionresultswhen。
4、existingculturalitemsarecombinedintoaformthatdidnotexistbefore.e.g.thebowandarrow,automobile,theInternet(Para.5)3InnovationUnit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis4Globalizationtheworldwideintegrationofgovernmentpolicies,cultures,socialmovements,andfinancialmarketsthroughtradeandtheexchangeofidease.g.StarbucksinChina(Para.6)Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis5Diffusiontheprocessbywhichaculturalitemspreadsfromgrouptogrouporsociety。
5、tosociety.e.g.Diffusioncanoccurthroughavarietyofmeans:exploration,militaryconquest,missionarywork,theinfluenceorthemassmedia,tourism,andtheInternet.(Para.7)Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis6McDonaldizationtheprocessthroughwhichtheprinciplesofthefast-foodrestauranthavecometodominatecertainsectorsofsociety,bothintheUnitedStatesandthroughouttheworldUnit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAMcDonaldizationisassociatedwiththemeltingofcultures.Exa。
6、mples:InJapan:Africanentrepreneurshavefoundathrivingmarketforhip-popfashionspopularizedbyteensintheUnitedStates.(Para.9)InAustria:theMcDonald’sorganizationhasdrawnonAustrians’loveofcoffee,cake,andconversationtocreatetheMcCafefast-foodchain.(Para.9)Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAInsomesocieties,McDonaldizationhasmetresistancetotheinvasionoftoomuchculturefromothercountries.Examples:InCanada:35%ofastation’sdaytimeradioprogrammingisrequiredbedevotedtoCanadiansongsorartist。
7、s.(Para.10)InBrazil:Barbie’spopularityhasbeeneclipsedbySusi,adollthatlooksmorelikeBraziliangirls.(Para.10)Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis7Technologyculturalinformationabouthowtousethematerialresourcesoftheenvironmenttosatisfyhumanneedsanddesirese.g.Technologyhasincreasedthespeedofculturaldiffusionandbroadenedthedistributionofculturalelements.(Para.11)Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis8Materialculturethephysicalortechnol。
8、ogicalaspectsofourdailylives,includingfooditems,houses,factories,andrawmaterialsUnit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis9Nonmaterialculturewaysofusingmaterialobjectsandcustoms,beliefs,philosophies,governments,andpatternsofcommunicationItismoreresistanttochangethanmaterialculture.Unit5SociologyMattersTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysis10Culturallagtheperiodofmaladjustmentwhenthenonmaterialcultureisstillstrugglingtoadapttonewmaterialconditionse.g.theet。
9、hicsofusingtheInternet,suchasissuesconcerningprivacyandcensorship(Para.12)Unit5SociologyMattersTextADifficultsentences•TheculturalpracticeslistedbyMurdockmaybeuniversal,butthemannerinwhichtheyareexpressedvariesfromculturetoculture.(Para.3)→TheseculturalpracticesinMurdock’slistarecommontomanysocieties,butthesepracticesarecarriedoutinwaysthatdiffergreatlyamongdifferentcultures.Unit5SociologyMattersTextADifficultsentences•Eachgeneration,andeachyearforthatmatter,mosthumancultureschangeandexpandthrou。
10、ghtheprocessesofinnovationanddiffusion.(Para.4)→‘Forthatmatter’isusedtoshowthatastatementistrueinanothersituation.Hereitemphasizesthefactthathumancultureschangerapidly.Unit5SociologyMattersTextADifficultsentences•Today,moreandmoreculturalexpressionsandpracticesarecrossingnationalborders,transformingthetraditionsandcustomsofthesocietiesexposedtothem.(Para.7)→Todayculturalexpressionsandpracticesofdifferentcountriesareinfluencingeachother.Hencethetraditionsandcustomsofmanysocietiesarechangedunderthe。
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