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Culture. What is culture?. It consists of all the shared products of human groups Material Culture Nonmaterial Culture Society is a group of mutually interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity
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What is culture? • It consists of all the shared products of human groups • Material Culture • Nonmaterial Culture • Society is a group of mutually interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity Culture and society ARE NOT the same!!
Components of Culture • Symbols • Language • Values • Norms (folkways, mores, taboos, laws)
Breaking it down… • Food • Language • Religion • Entertainment • Clothing • Ethnic • Tradition • Standard of Living • Government • Education
Examining Culture • Culture is DYNAMIC not static – it is always changing! • Sociologists divide culture into three parts: • Traits • Complexes • Patterns
Levels of Culture ***Diagram on my website under CULTURE folder!***