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Understanding Culture: Shared Values, Behaviors, and Norms in Society

Explore the intricate web of culture, values, and norms that shape human behavior and society. Discover how shared beliefs and behaviors influence individual and collective identities. Uncover the components of culture, including language, values, and norms, that define our social interactions. Delve into the dynamics of societal organization and the interplay between material and nonmaterial culture. Gain insights into the complex relationship between technology, norms, and societal expectations. Join the journey to understand the essence of culture and its profound impact on the human experience.

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Understanding Culture: Shared Values, Behaviors, and Norms in Society

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  1. Culture, Values, and Norms • Most people believe that people are not locked into predetermined sets of behaviors. • They are changed by their environments. • These environments make individual cultures

  2. What is culture? • Culture consists of all the shared products of human groups. • Include physical objects • Material culture • books, cars, clothing, etc. • Include beliefs, values, and behaviors shared by a group. • Nonmaterial culture • Language, rules, politics, etc.

  3. What is society? • Society • A group of interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture in unity. • Society = People • Culture = Materials and nonmaterial products that people create.

  4. Technology Knowledge and material goods people use for practical purposes. Internet Cars Cell phones Components of Culture

  5. Components of Culture • Language • Organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system. • Used to express ideas of a culture

  6. Components of Culture • Values • Shared beliefs about what is good, bad, right, or wrong. • SHARED BY WHOLE CULTURE!!

  7. Components of Culture • Norms • Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. • Example: In US, value of a democratic government is reinforced through norms such as: • Stating the Pledge of Allegiance • Respect to the flag

  8. Norms • Norms = expected behavior in society • Norms ≠ actual behavior • Example: • People are taught to pay their bills • People don’t always pay their bills

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