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= Little Ridge﻿ ﻿ =

Norms: Sanctions: punishments include jail time, hard labor, fines and banishment. History: This culture started when the nomads settled in one spot and they have since advanced to having machinery and electricty but still farm and live off of what they produce. When they first settled they were in what is now the United States and have maintained their land and territoy. Unlike the indians they did not have to leave their lands because they were able to blend in with the new settleres. When the new settleres discovered them they thought that they were people who had wandered further into the wilderness than most when they came over from Europe. They then taught each other things about farming that the other had not known and more of the settleres joined there society and culture. Each generation inheirits the farm and land from their parents or are married off. The parents still live in the houses with their children even after they have passed down the farm. In their society they do not have shops or resturants, they do have places of worship and there is no required religion. When people die they are buried in the cemetaries by the church. The language spoken is english with slang of country accent and most people also have a second language. Their children do not attend public school, they have their own school in their communities. They do not normally attend college but they can if they choose to. When they are adults if they do not want to take over their parents farms or be married off they have the choice to leave but they are then banned from returning. Most of their possessions are their crops because that is what is most important to them. Other things would be from family members that are passed down like jewlery and pictures. Most possessions are not that important to them, they rather be out on the farm or spending time with the family.
 * Folkways: it is normal to see men chew. Hats are worn everywhere. Swearing is normaly heard.
 * Mores: Stealing from one another is frowned upon and there is often a punishment. Adultry and heresy are punished with scarlet letters.
 * Taboosp: not taking care of the animals on your farm is punished with jail time. Being abusive to animals or people is punished by being thrown out of the society. Murder, kiddnapping and rape are punished with years of hard labor.