ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a broad overview of the major considerations needed to best incorporate culture into the curriculum. It presents a brief definition of culture, highlighting some of the major issues inherent in trying to define culture. The chapter discusses the different ways that faculty can bring more diversity to their classes. Two of the most important aspects that define cultural groups are socioeconomic status (SES) and sex. SES is a critical aspect of culture because research shows it to be associated with a wide array of health, cognitive, and socioemotional outcomes, with effects beginning before birth and continuing into adulthood. Requiring students to take a specialty course or courses in culture is only one way of incorporating culture into the curriculum. Another way is to infuse culture across the curriculum. Many universities choose to have classes in every department pay more attention to writing and not just have it be the responsibility of the English Department.
