2. Diversity
What is
diversity?
What kind of
diversity exists in
America?
3. Open books to page 69
Read first paragraph on page 69
4. Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diversity
of West Africa
17 countries
Hundreds of ethnic
groups
Lots of different
languages and
cultural diversity
Not united by one
religion like
Northern Africa
5. Languages
Languages
Neighboring
villages speak
different
languages
Many people
are
multilingual
speaking 4-5
languages
6. Making a Living
Making a Living
Rural = cash crops
Sahara = herding
Cities = hospitals and offices
7. Strong Kinship
Strong Kinship
Kinship; family relations
Nuclear family; parents
and children
Extending = other family
members
Many West African
families live with their
extended family
Work together and take
care of each other
Collective decisions
“It takes a village to raise
a child”; strong sense of
community
8. Lineages and Clans
Lineages and Clans
Lineage; a groups of families who trace their
descendents back to a common ancestor
Clan; several lineages
Can trace lineage through mother (matrilineal)
or through the father (patrilineal)
Sometimes a man comes and lives with the wife’s
clan
Usually a woman moves with the husband though
Most clans are patrilineal
9. Changes
Changes
Traditional life is
changing
Urbanization
Young men head off to
the cities for work
Preservingtradition
through story-telling
Griot; story teller
Oral tradition
Family stories, fables,
proverbs
10. Culture Spreads
Culture
Spreads
Most
slaves
came
from
Western
Africa
Brought
culture to
US
11. West African Cultural Influence
http://www.
youtube.co
m/watch?v
=VVk22fjN6
AE
http://www.
youtube.co
m/watch?v
=1JtD_Ypy
XYU
12. EXIT CARD
Answer in packet
How are West African family dynamics
different from our family dynamics?
13. Your Family
Make
family
tree
Label
nuclear
and
extended