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Nine Traits of Culture

Nine Traits of Culture. What are the Nine Traits of Culture ?. The “Nine Traits of Culture” serve as a framework for the study of culture in human societies. Language History Food and Shelter (Types / Styles) Education Systems Security/Protection Relationships – Family and Others

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Nine Traits of Culture

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  1. Nine Traits of Culture

  2. What are the Nine Traits of Culture? The “Nine Traits of Culture” serve as a framework for the study of culture in human societies. Language History Food and Shelter (Types / Styles) Education Systems Security/Protection Relationships – Family and Others Political and Social Organizations Religion (beliefs / morals / mores) Creative Expression – Recreation

  3. 1. Language • Allows for communication to exist, helps establish cultural identities • Oral tradition - Helps pass cultural traits along through generations • There are between 3,000 and 6,500 different languages spoken in the world today • Dialect – different versions of the same basic language

  4. 2. History • Every culture has a past, present, and a future. • Events in the past often directly shape the elements of a modern culture . • Includes festivals and holidays that celebrate or remember the past.

  5. 3. Food and Shelter – The places we live and the things we eat

  6. 4. Education • How culture is taught or learned • Formal – Schools, Universities, Religion (church) • In-Formal – Family, Friends, Social Clubs / Groups

  7. 5. Security/Protection • Organized Military Forces • Organized Police Forces • Family/Tribal Militias and Gangs • Individual Self-Defense

  8. 6. Relationships – Family and Others • Relatives • Family Living Arrangements • Friendships • Romantic Relationships and Marriages • Classmates / Co-Workers

  9. 7. Political and social organization • Government System • Make rules and laws to keep society in order • Clubs • Examples? Boys and Girls, Boy Scouts, FFA, Optimists, • Fraternal organizations • Kiwanis, University, Veterans, Masonic Lodges etc.

  10. 8. Religion • The belief in a supernatural power or powers, responsible for the creation and maintenance of the universe, and associated practices. • Major Types of Religions? • Monotheistic – belief in one god • Polytheistic – belief in many gods • Animistic or Traditional – belief in the forces of nature

  11. 9. Creative Expression - Recreation • Music • instruments, singing • Art • Paintings, sculpture, photography • Dance • Theater • Literature • Novels, Poems • Architecture • Sports • Outdoor activities • Hobbies

  12. What is your culture?

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