英國文化(英文版)（課堂PPT）

1、1Aspects of British Society and CultureWeek 1, Lecture 1Britain in Context People and Geography2PM021 Module Aims To introduce life and culture in the UK and aid students in their understanding of cultural and societal continuities and changes within British society To equip students with the necess

2、ary content and academic concepts, skills, competencies and knowledge to encourage a process of independent research, planning and writing for postgraduate level study3Course Content1 x Lecture and 1 x Seminar every weekWeek 1People and Geography (Context)Week 2Society and Social Structure (Context)

3、Week 3EducationWeek 4Health and WelfareWeek 5Popular CultureWeek 6Politics/MonarchyWeek 7EconomyWeek 8Innovation and TechnologyWeek 9Law and Legal Systems4Course Materials Lecture and Seminar materials (given out in classes and downloaded from Moodle) Key text (to buy)Oakland, J., 2008. British Civi

4、lization: An Introduction. 6th ed. Oxon: Routledge Other reading from self-study (e.g. supplementary texts in module handbook and other books from the library)5PM021 Module AssessmentsAssessment ElementWeighting WeekReport Plan to provide a general outline of the final report15%Week 5Report (2000 wo

5、rds) to produce an extended piece of writing introducing a specific aspect of British society and culture50%Week 9Individual Presentation (10 minutes) to comparatively analyse key elements of UK and own country society and culture35%Weeks 10/116Some Key Concepts of the Module Change and Continuity P

6、ast and Present Comparative Analysis Academic Research7Definition of Culture and Society What is:Culture?Society?8What is society?A society is any group of people living together in a group. Society is frequently taken to include entire national communities. For example, British society. Society can

7、 also be used to refer to groups of people with similar characteristics for example, rural societies”.9What is culture?.we will define the concept of culture as everything that people have, think, and do as members of a society.That is, everything that people have refers to the things they carry aro

8、und 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 ways of behaving.Ferraro, G., 1995. Cultural Anthropology, An Applied Perspective. 5th

9、 ed. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West10The difference between society and cultureAlthough culture and society are tightly interwoven and cannot exist without each other, they are not identical. A society is a group of people living in a defined territory and participating in a common culture. Culture is t

10、hat societys total way of life.Shepard, J. M., 2009. Sociology. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, p. 6311Relationships Between Society and Culture Culture and society interdependent Culture is shared by members of society Culture is created through the process of adjustment to the social setting and is d

11、ynamic Culture is shaped by history and transmitted from one generation to another in any society 12What would you call.13Geographic ProfileEngland(capital - London)Scotland (capital - Edinburgh) Wales (capital - Cardiff)Northern Ireland (capital Belfast)14The Union Flag (or Union Jack)15British His

12、tory 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.16Great Britain and The United Kingdom 1707: The Acts of Union joined England/Wales and Scotland. Scottish a

13、nd 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 UK17Change and TransitionExamples of major changes in the past 200 years: The Industrial Revolution (late eighteent

14、h century- early nineteenth century) The British Empire (1714-1837) World War I (1914-1918) World War II (1939-1945) Post 194518Changing Britain: Post 1945 Legacy of an Imperial past the beginning of a large scale migration to Britain, mainly from West Indies and South Asia Loss of colonies and the

15、end of the British Empire1945-1965 Half a billion people got their own governments1947 India - division between India and Pakistan1960 Independence, e.g. Kenya, Uganda19Changing Britain: The Welfare StateFree secondary education for everyoneNHS (National Health Service)The old, the unemployed,those

16、unable to work becauseof sickness, mothers and childrenwere given financial helpThe welfare state was created after the Second World War in 1945Free medical treatment and healthcare20Britain and the European Union In 1973 the UK joined the European Union (EU). The EU is an international organization

17、 of European countries formed after World War II to make trade easier and increase cooperation 21EU Today The member states are UKLithuaniaSlovakiaAustriaDenmarkFranceGreeceLuxembourgSloveniaBelgiumMaltaGermanyHungaryEstoniaSpainBulgariaNetherlandsSwedenIrelandLatviaItalyCyprusFinlandPolandCzech Rep

18、ublicRomaniaPortugal22Britain Today During the following weeks we will be looking at different elements of British Society and Culture e.g the education system, political system, etc. (detailed in your handbook). So finally today let us consider the current population of the UK.23 The estimated resi

19、dent population is around 60 million Children under 16 years old representapproximately 1/5 of the total population Retired people represent the same proportion of the populationUK Population Statistics (1)24UK Population Statistics (2) Population of working age (16 to 65) represents about 60% of th

20、e total population. After the Second World War many babies were born (the Baby Boom). These babies are now approaching retirement, which may strain the countrys economy.25UK Population Statistics (3) More boys than girls have been born each year in the UK since 1922. In 2007 there were about 160,000

21、 applications for British citizenship. This number is rising every year. 26UK Population Statistics (4) There are about 5 million people in the UK from different ethnic backgrounds, including African, Asian, etc.27ReferencesBritish History in-depth. 2010. British History Timeline. Online Available a

22、t: http:/www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml Accessed 24 January 2010Ferraro, G., 1995. Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. 5th ed. Minneapolis/St. Paul: WestHofstede, G., 2001. Cultures Consequences. London: Sage PublicationsOakland, J., 2006. British Civilisation: An I

23、ntroduction. London: Routledge. Office for National Statistics. 2008. Population Pyramid, United Kingdom. Online Available at: .uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/default.htm Accessed 24 January 2010Project Britain. 2009. All about British Life and Culture. Online Available at: http:/ Accessed 24 January 2010Shepard, J. M., 2009. Sociology. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth28Week 1 Seminar: Changing BritainYour seminar in week 1 will be divided into two parts: Discussion (tutor-led) of definitions and meaning of culture and socie