HTM 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Internment Of Japanese Americans, Proxemics, Orthodox Judaism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 2740
• Professor: Carrie Herzog

Document Summary

Culture is the way of life of a group of people (what they create, do and think: customs, habits, language, knowledge, housing, tools and arts contribute to culture. Ethnicity is the affiliation with a race, people or cultural group. Culture and ethnicity are essential foundations of food and people. The economy and agricultural conditions combine within a country to define one of the parameter s of the nation"s food culture. Housing is another dimension of a person"s culture: what kind of house they live in; if they share bedrooms or not; what appliances they use. A family of a cultural group often lives in housing that is similar to the others in the group. Key component of culture provides a means of sharing thoughts, ideas and information. Accurate, meaningful communication is important everywhere in the world. A national language helps to define what a nation culturally is.