Environment History

–Refers to the differences in social

behaviors that different cultures
exhibit around the world.
–What may be considered good
etiquette in one culture may be
considered bad etiquette in one
another.
- the identity that is tied to being
part of a nation or a country.

- NATION- a group of people who

share the same history,
traditions and language.
Oftentimes inhabit a STATE.

- CITIZENSHIP- person’s legal and

political status in a city or state,
which means that an individual
has been registered with the
government in the same
country.

Acquisition of Citizenship:
• Jus Sanguinis
• Jus Soli
• Naturalization
- Smaller cultural groups (ethnic
groups) that share the specific
environments, traditions and histories
that are not necessarily subscribed to
the mainstream culture.
ETHNOS- group, nation, people
180 ethnic groups
RACE- refers to the group of people
that shares the same physical
attributes, such as skin color, height
and facial features.
• Racism
- discrimination or prejudice based on one’s race.
• Ethnocentrism
- discrimination or prejudice based on one’s culture.
• Genocide
- elimination of a group of people from the same
race, ethnic groups, religion or nation.
• Ethnic Cleansing
- harassment, rape, or forced migration of an ethnic
group to banish them from a certain area or territory.
Answer the following questions:
1. This a group of people who share the same
history, traditions and language.
2. It refers to the differences in social behaviors
that different cultures exhibit around the
world.
3. Ethnicity comes from what word?
4. It is an issue on race and ethnicity that
discriminate or prejudice based on one’s
culture.
5. Give one system on how to acquire nationality.