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1. COUNTRIES & CULTURES: Cultures are complex social organizations that emerge over time influenced by a wide range of factors including environment, history, religion, communication and economy. Small changes in any of these areas can have major, unforeseen effects on behavior & development.
2. LIFESTYLES PAST & PRESENT: Lifestyles evolved from nomadic tribes to agrarian settlements
to industrial societies to the information age. Perceptions, values,
behavior & social structures also changed. 3. THE WORLD WE LIVE IN: An overview of the current state of the world in regard to demographics,
health, poverty, religion, environment & education. Major
changes in and problems of the modern world. 4. THE ORIGINS OF CUSTOMS & CLICHES: People have celebrated the major rites of passage since primitive times. How present customs & clichés arose from the past.
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