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学术英语 社科 Academic English for Social Sciences 5 Sociology Matters Cultures all share certain basic characteristics despite differences. In this unit we will see how those characteristics change as cultures develop, and how cultures influence one another through their technological, commercial, and artistic achievements. Unit 5Sociology Matters Unit Contents Text A Text B Listening Speaking Writing Lead-in Text C Lead-in Task Read the first paragraph of the text. Work in pairs and write down two examples of the development of culture in China. 1 _____________________________________________ 2 _____________________________________________ Unit 5Sociology Matters Text A Critical reading and thinking Difficult sentences Group discussion English language for academic purpose Collocations Signpost language Formal English Unit 5Sociology Matters Text A Critical reading and thinking of Text A Text Analysis Analyzing the text by explaining key terms 1 Culture the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior Unit 5Sociology Matters Text A Critical reading and thinking of Text A Text Analysis 2 Cultural universals adaptations to meet essential human needs, such as people’s need for food, shelter, and clothing e.g. athletic sports, cooking, funeral ceremonies, medicine, and sexual restrictions (Anthropologist George Murdock) (Para.2) Unit 5Sociology Matters Text A Critical reading and thinking of Text A Text Analysis the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture: 1) discovery: making known or sharing the existence of some aspect of reality e.g. the finding of the DNA molecule; identification of a new moon of Saturn(Para.5) 2) invention: an invention results when existing cultural items are combined into a form that did not exist before. e.g. the bow and arrow, automobile, the Internet (Para.5) 3 Innovation Unit 5Sociology Matters Text A Critical reading and thinking of Text