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Title: Culture: To BE or Not to BE?
===Grade Level or Subject: Language Arts, 6 - 8 ===


 * ===__Essential:__ To BE or Not to BE? What's the "big" deal? ===


 * ===__Unit:__ What is culture? How do living conditions such as socio-economics, geography, politics, religion, and environment impact a culture? What role does history play in cultural development? Is it possible to have cultural equality within and among cultures? ===


 * ===__Content:__ Describe the characteristics of your culture of study? What are some common themes that can be identified among different cultures? Is it possible to move outside of one's culture and, if so, how can this be done, and to what extent? What is ethnocentricity? Are we all guilty of it? What does it mean to stereotype someone? How prevalent is stereotyping in our culture? In other cultures? What is identity? What is the difference between identity and ethnocentricity? ===

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