African Geo Homework

CULTURE AND SOCIETY

I DIVERSITY IN AFRICAN CULTURE

African societies depict diversity in ethnicity, language, religion and social class.

A. Ethnicity

1. Some nations are relatively homogenous

2. Some nations are highly diverse

3. Violence in Rwanda

B. Language

1. Africa has over 2,000 distinct languages

2. Lingua Francas (Fig.)

C. Religion – Video: New Gods

1. Christianity

2. Islam

3. Traditional religions

D. Social Class

1. Pre-colonial times

2. Colonial period

3. After independence

a. Urban social classes

b. Rural vs Urban

II COLONIALISM AND THE DIFFUSION OF NON-AFRICAN CULTURE

A. European Languages

B. Importing of Christianity

C. Loss of respect for African values

III CULTURAL COLLISION

Africans vs Europeans

IV MODERNIZATION AND CULTURAL CONFLICT

A. Modernization and the aged in traditional African societies