Youth 220 Notes 3
9/3/18
9/7/18
9/12/18
1. Defining Culture
a. Enculturation
i. The process by which individuals acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and
values that enable them to be functioning members of a subculture
(socialization)
ii. How is it developed?
1. Role: The behavior expected from the status type of the individual
how they play their part in the culture. (ex: pacesetter)
2. Symbol: The practice or possession which signifies membership
into a certain status. (ex: tattoo, latest fashion)
3. Custom: Action carried on by tradition, enforced by the group. (ex:
paint sidewalk at graduation, go for pizza after church every week)
4. Fad: A short-lived, exciting or outrageous custom. If it stops it is a
fad, if it continues it becomes a custom. (ex: break dancing,
dabbing)
5. Trend: a current course of a group towards a style. A fad can
become a trend, then a trend a custom. (ex: wearing hats in the
building)
6. Style: Prevailing characteristics of a group with varied application.
(ex: Fashion)
b. Acculturation
i. The process whereby an alien (newcomer) learns appropriate behavior
when entering the host (target) culture to become a “neo-domestic”
(insider).
ii. Cognitive sources:
1. Twitter/insta/snapchat
2. Magazines/tabloids
3. School websites
iii. Surveys
1. Select population
2. Self-administered questionnaire
3. Specific answer options
4. Balance “I believe” with “I do” questions
5. Random sampling
6. Conclusions based upon the survey
iv. Experiential (qualitative research)
1. “heart knowledge” firsthand experience of the culture with all 5
senses
2. Your subjective impressions through participatory observations of
their natural activity
c. Dangers of Acculturation
Youth 220 Notes 3
9/3/18
9/7/18
9/12/18
i. Ethnocentrism
1. Evaluating culture by one’s own culture and behavioral norms
ii. Cocooning
1. Culture changes every 6 months
2. More dangerous as you age in ministry
3. Culture shock occurs when real teens encountered
iii. Tunnel vision
1. Perspective from too few key informants
iv. Cultural Infection
1. Lot was overcome by culture (Gen 13,14, 19)
2. Doctors avoid infection by taking precaution
3. More dangerous to young minsters
v. How to guard against cultural infection
1. Balance your study of culture with the word
2. Study Christs example… He was part of the culture without
infection
3. Practice Phil 4:8
4. Consider your testimony
5. Study only what people are experiencing
6. When in doubt ask
King of Heaven King of the world/culture
God is the king
Way the truth and the life
I am the least
Satan
Every person is born a resident of the
kingdom of the world in sin
Kingdom of the world leads to death
All about being the greatest and the
first
Puts me on the throne
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