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Curriculum Unit

Barbara Prillaman

Kachina Dolls: A Sociological Case Study of Material and Non-Material Culture

Title Author

KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.

  • • Culture is a complex term often contradicting itself. A basic definition could be termed as the total way of life of a people (excluding nature).
  • • Culture consists of material and nonmaterial components. Sociologists are especially interested in the meanings behind these components.
  • • People borrow material and nonmaterial culture form other societies through a process that sociologists refer to as culture diffusion. This process can affect a people’s identity

    • ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT

  • • What is culture? What are the components of culture? How does this concept relate to my life?
  • • What are some examples of culture’s material and nonmaterial components from my life?
  • • How is a Kachina Doll a representation of the material and nonmaterial components of the Hopi Indians?

    • CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C

    Kachina

    Culture: Nonmaterial

    Culture: Material

    ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C

    How are Kachinas representative of the material and non-material culture of the Hopi Indians?

    What is non-material culture and what are the connections to my life?

    How do sociologists define culture?

    What types of questions do sociologists ask about culture?

    Why does culture matter to sociologists?

    What is material culture and what are the connections to my life?

    Wh

    VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C

    Values

    Beliefs

    Social Norms

    Language

    Non-Material Culture

    Technology

    Culture

    Society

    Material Culture

    Kachina

    Kachina Doll

    Kiva

    Underworld

    Hopi

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES

    Gene Meany Hodge, Kachina tales from the Indian pueblos. Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, 1993.

    Wright, Barton. Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls. 1977. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press.

    Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGrVhM_Gi8k

    National Geographic, Tapestry of Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0zc8DPIjGA

    CREATION OF A HOPI KACHINA DOLL 1960 NATIVE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY

    JIMMY KEWANWYTEWA 63114 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuJZk0ZXlOI

    Kachina Dolls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVqMRk4R0k8