1、Aspects of British Society and Culture,Week 1, Lecture 1Britain in Context People and Geography,1,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,PM021 Module Aims,To introduce life and culture in the UK and aid students in their understanding of cultural and societal continuities and changes within Br
2、itish societyTo equip students with the necessary content and academic concepts, skills, competencies and knowledge to encourage a process of independent research, planning and writing for postgraduate level study,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,2,Course Content,1 x Lecture and 1 x Semi
3、nar every weekWeek 1 People and Geography (Context) Week 2 Society and Social Structure (Context) Week 3 Education Week 4 Health and Welfare Week 5 Popular Culture Week 6 Politics/Monarchy Week 7 Economy Week 8 Innovation and Technology Week 9 Law and Legal Systems,3,PM021:Aspects of British Society
4、 and Culture,Course Materials,Lecture and Seminar materials (given out in classes and downloaded from Moodle)Key text (to buy) Oakland, J., 2008. British Civilization: An Introduction. 6th ed. Oxon: RoutledgeOther reading from self-study (e.g. supplementary texts in module handbook and other books f
5、rom the library),4,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,PM021 Module Assessments,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,5,Some Key Concepts of the Module,Change and Continuity Past and Present Comparative Analysis Academic Research,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,6,Definit
6、ion of Culture and Society,What is:Culture?Society?,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,7,What is society?,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,8,A society is any group of people living together in a group.Society is frequently taken to include entire national communities. For examp
7、le, British society. Society can also be used to refer to groups of people with similar characteristics for example, “rural societies”.,What is culture?,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,9,.we will define the concept of culture as “everything that people have, think, and do as members of
8、a society.“.That is, everything that people have refers to the things they carry around in their heads, such as ideas, values, and attitudes; and everything that people do refers to behavior patterns. Thus, all cultures are composed of material objects; ideas, values, and attitudes; and patterned wa
9、ys of behaving.Ferraro, G., 1995. Cultural Anthropology, An Applied Perspective. 5th ed. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West,The difference between society and culture,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,10,Although culture and society are tightly interwoven and cannot exist without each other, they
10、 are not identical. A society is a group of people living in a defined territory and participating in a common culture. Culture is that societys total way of life.Shepard, J. M., 2009. Sociology. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, p. 63,Relationships Between Society and Culture,Culture and society interde
11、pendentCulture is shared by members of societyCulture is created through the process of adjustment to the social setting and is dynamicCulture is shaped by history and transmitted from one generation to another in any society,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,11,What would you call.,12,PM
12、021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,Geographic Profile,13,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,England (capital - London) Scotland (capital - Edinburgh) Wales (capital - Cardiff) Northern Ireland (capital Belfast),The Union Flag (or Union Jack),14,PM021:Aspects of British Society and
13、Culture,British History,The history of Britain covers a long period of time and there have been many changes over this period.However, it has also continued with many traditions and cultural aspects of society.,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,15,Great Britain and The United Kingdom,1707
14、: The Acts of Union joined England/Wales and Scotland. Scottish and English Parliaments were unified. 1801: The United Kingdom joined Great Britain and Ireland (The Acts of Union 1800) 1921-2: Irish Republic separates but Northern Ireland remains in UK,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,16
15、,Change and Transition,Examples of major changes in the past 200 years:The Industrial Revolution (late eighteenth century- early nineteenth century) The British Empire (1714-1837) World War I (1914-1918) World War II (1939-1945) Post 1945,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,17,Changing Brit
16、ain: Post 1945,Legacy of an Imperial past the beginning of a large scale migration to Britain, mainly from West Indies and South AsiaLoss of colonies and the end of the British Empire1945-1965 Half a billion people got their own governments 1947 India - division between India and Pakistan 1960 Indep
17、endence, e.g. Kenya, Uganda,18,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,Changing Britain: The Welfare State,Free secondary education for everyone,NHS (National Health Service),The old, the unemployed, those unable to work because of sickness, mothers and children were given financial help,The we
18、lfare state was created after the Second World War in 1945,Free medical treatment and healthcare,19,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,Britain and the European Union,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,20,In 1973 the UK joined the European Union (EU).The EU is an international org
19、anization of European countries formed after World War II to make trade easier and increase cooperation,EU Today,The member states are,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,21,Britain Today,During the following weeks we will be looking at different elements of British Society and Culture e.g
20、the education system, political system, etc. (detailed in your handbook).So finally today let us consider the current population of the UK.,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,22,The estimated resident population is around 60 millionChildren under 16 years old representapproximately 1/5 of
21、the total population Retired people represent the same proportion of the population,UK Population Statistics (1),23,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,UK Population Statistics (2),Population of working age (16 to 65) represents about 60% of the total population.After the Second World War m
22、any babies were born (the Baby Boom). These babies are now approaching retirement, which may strain the countrys economy.,24,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,UK Population Statistics (3),More boys than girls have been born each year in the UK since 1922. In 2007 there were about 160,000
23、applications for British citizenship. This number is rising every year.,25,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,UK Population Statistics (4),There are about 5 million people in the UK from different ethnic backgrounds, including African, Asian, etc.,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Cultu
24、re,26,References,British History in-depth. 2010. British History Timeline. Online Available at: http:/www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml Accessed 24 January 2010 Ferraro, G., 1995. Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. 5th ed. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West Hofstede, G., 2001
25、. Cultures Consequences. London: Sage Publications Oakland, J., 2006. British Civilisation: An Introduction. London: Routledge. Office for National Statistics. 2008. Population Pyramid, United Kingdom. Online Available at: http:/www.statistics.gov.uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/default.htm Acces
26、sed 24 January 2010 Project Britain. 2009. All about British Life and Culture. Online Available at: http:/ Accessed 24 January 2010 Shepard, J. M., 2009. Sociology. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,27,Week 1 Seminar: Changing Britain,Your seminar in week 1 wil
27、l be divided into two parts: Discussion (tutor-led) of definitions and meaning of culture and society. Remember: you must review your seminar worksheet and lecture PPT. Discussion (student-led) of comparisons between your country and Britain using the points outlined on your seminar sheet. Remember:
28、 you must review your seminar worksheet and lecture PPT.,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,28,Use moodle!.,You need to download the module handbook and lectures each week from moodle Code:PM021Sep2010 Seminar materials will be available after each class,Week 1 Seminar: Vocabulary,Learn th
29、e following vocabulary enterprise, hierarchies, grassroots, conservatism, autonomy, homogeneous, pluralism, inclusive, diversity, weathering, regionalism, GM crops, drought, tidal, environment Do not just learn the dictionary definition. Also see if you can learn some synonyms for the words and write a sentence using each one.,PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture,30,
