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THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE. WHAT IS CULTURE ?. It is a system of living ,with many parts working together to achieve the goal of survival. It is learned - you are not born with it! It is passed on from generation to generation. Culture has TWO main divisions.

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THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

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  1. THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

  2. WHAT IS CULTURE ? • It is a system of living ,with many parts working together to achieve the goal of survival. • It is learned - you are not born with it! • It is passed on from generation to generation.

  3. Culture has TWO main divisions • Material Culture - physical objects and things created and used by a culture. • Non Material Culture - Ideas, Beliefs, Customs, Values, Attitudes, Folkways etc.

  4. Social Organization Customs and Traditions Language Arts and Literature Religion Government Economic Systems Culture Has Seven Elements

  5. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION • Purpose: To create social structure by organizing culture into smaller units. • Also to help people work together to meet their basic needs.

  6. Parts of Social Organization • Family : Most important unit of Social Organization - provides security and training of the young. • Nuclear Family - Most basic unit, composed of husband, wife, their children. • Extended Family - Composed of several generations living in one household,(several nuclear families and relatives).

  7. Other Forms of Social Organization • Social Class - The ranking of people in terms of Status. • Status is the importance/standing of an individual in his/her society. • Status can be based upon - money-occupation -education -ancestry etc. • The movement between social classes is called Social Mobility.

  8. Customs and Traditions • Purpose : To provide a culture with rules of behavior. • Also: to provide for the enforcement of rules through Social Pressure and Laws. • Usually found as Folkways - common customs, rules, special behavior that belong to, and identify a specific culture.

  9. Language • Purpose : To provide communication of thoughts, feelings, and knowledge. • Also : Is the main way culture is transmitted to new generations. • Countries with many languages often choose one language for business/education/government.(lingua franka) • Language often reflects a cultures identity .

  10. Arts and Literature • Purpose: To please, entertain, and teach about the values and beliefs of a culture. • Examples : • Folktales - help pass on a cultures’ beliefs/values.(“Tortoise and the Hare”) • Art, music, literature - create sense of belonging and identity.

  11. Religion • Purpose: To answer basic questions about the meaning and purpose of life. • Also : To support the values and beliefs a society considers important for moral living.(right&wrong) • Note: - Many world conflicts involve religious differences.

  12. Government • Purpose: To provide for common needs of keeping order in a society. • Also : Provides protection from outside threats. • Largest form of government is the Nation,it has many diverse peoples following a common set of rules.

  13. Economic Systems • Purpose : To use limited resources to satisfy wants and needs. • Also : to answer the three basic economic questions - What to Produce, How to produce, For Whom to produce. • Major types of Economies: Traditional, Market, Command, and Mixed.

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