Assignment: Finding "Culture" In Historical Civilizations
Studying a society's culture can provide us with insights about the way people lived and what their values were. Using artifacts such as clothing, art, music, and literature, cultural historians piece together patterns of daily living, and try to answer questions about how people in historical societies viewed each other and themselves. In this activity, you will identify and describe elements of modern culture and think about how they might be interpreted a thousand years from now.
o Choose one element of culture (clothing, music, food, religion, art, values/morals, language/slang, beauty ideals, dating norms, gender expectations, family patterns, etc.).
o Create a new post. Include your chosen element of culture within the title of your post.
o Begin your post by describing your chosen element of culture. Basically, what is it?
o List and describe three specific and modern examples of your chosen element of culture. Include clickable links, images, etc. when appropriate.
o Now imagine a researcher a thousand years in the future finds the three pieces of evidence you described in step number four. Based on the three elements, what might that researcher conclude about our culture and society?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.