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Year: Oct, 2017 Presentation on theme: "Unit 2: Culture Unit Objective: To define the term culture, to clarify the difference between culture and society. To identify and explain the components."— Presentation transcript: 1 Unit 2: Culture Unit Objective: To define the term culture, to clarify the difference between culture and
society. To identify and explain the components of culture. 2 People constantly interchange Society and Culture…
3 NO! Society: ~A group of interdependent people 4 5 Components of Culture: 5 Material and Nonmaterial Culture 6 Technology A societies culture consists of not only physical objects 7 Symbols Symbols-is anything that represents something else 8 Languages An organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system Primary form of communicating
9 Values Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable The types of values held by a group help determine the character of its people and the
kinds of material and nonmaterial culture they create. 10 Norms Folkways Mores Norms
11 Mores Mores have a greater moral significance attached to them 12 Folkways Folkways are norms that describe socially acceptable behavior but do not have great
moral significance Holding the door for someone Writing thank you notes Replying to invitations Nonconformity is ok, because it does not endanger well-being or stability of society 13 How do societies enforce norms?
14 Laws and Sanctions Laws-written rules of conduct that are enacted and enforced by governments Sanctions Formal
Informal 15 Sanctions Rewards or punishments in terms with norms
16 Cultural Traits, Complexes, and Patterns
17 Cultural Variations Cultural variations exist not only amongst societies but also within societies. As Americans we share common culture with all other
Americans. But within our culture there are those that share values, behaviors, and norms that are not shared by the entire population SUBCULTURE. Most subcultures do not present a threat to society, think of ethnic neighborhoods and enclaves within American cities. Sometimes however there are people that do reject the major values, norms and behaviors COUNTERCULTURE.
18 Cultural Universals Despite the fact that cultures can be so different. We all basically want the same thing. These basic
commonalities are called Cultural Universals. In the 1940’s Anthropologist George Murdock created examined 100’s of different cultures in an attempt to determine what general traits are common to all cultures. Murdock ended up creating a list of 65 cultural universals. Examples include; cooking, music, medicine, myths, religion, sports, tool usage.
19 What’s Your Culture? Download Collage Pic Collage on IPAD What are abstract human creations?Abstract human creations, such as language, ideas, beliefs, rules, skills, family patterns, work practices, and political and economic systems. Society. Group of mutually interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and have a feeling of unity.
What are the types of culture?The two basic types of culture are material culture, physical things produced by a society, and nonmaterial culture, intangible things produced by a society.
What is an example of nonmaterial culture?Non-material culture includes ideas, beliefs, social roles, rules, ethics, and attitudes of a society. Examples of nonmaterial culture include languages and words, dress codes, etiquette, rituals, business and social transactions, religion, laws, punishments, and values.
What element of culture is described as anything that humans created and used to mean something else?In summary, some of the common elements that make up individual cultures are symbols, language, values, and norms. A symbol is anything that is used to stand for something else.
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