1. The Components of Culture: Symbols

4. How about this?

5. Or this?

6. Do you know where this is from?

7. Or this?

8. Some symbols are widely recognized…

9. Others are common, but not global.

10. Do you think someone who wasn’t an American would understand these?

11. Do you, as an American, know what these symbols represent?

13. But in other parts of the world, these are also prestige symbols. How might these be signs of prestige?

14. Even a person can be a symbol.

15. Sometimes a symbol seems simple enough, such as a flag. What does this flag represent?

17. What do these flags symbolize?

18. Symbols can also be controversial.

19. Why might this symbol be contested around the world? What does this symbol represent?

21. What ideas are being communicated by these gestures? Do you think these mean the same thing in all places?