This learning module, which is part of a three-block series intended to help human service workers develop the skills necessary to solve the problems encountered in their daily contact with elderly clients of different cultural backgrounds, deals with German culture. The first section provides background information about the German migrations to Canada and the German heritage. The module's general objectives are described next. The remaining sections deal with German settlements in Manitoba, the bond between those who are able to understand and speak the German language, the role of religion and its importance in the lives of German-speaking Canadians, the value of family ties to German-speaking Canadians, customs common to German Canadians, and the relationship between the German-Canadian family and the neighborhood/community. A list of selected readings and descriptions of two pertinent films are appended. (MN)