CULTURE Flashcards
(65 cards)
The word culture originated from the Latin word…..
Cultura
……. Meaning to cultivate
Cultura
Culture refer to…..
The sum of human beings ways of life
…… Include their behavior, believes, feeling, thought
Culture
….. Consists of values, believes, system of languages, communication and practices that people share in common and can be used to define them as a collective.
Culture
Culture shapes our …..
Norms
…… Are rules that govern our behavior in the society
Norms
……tell us what is acceptable or unacceptable
Norms
…… And …. Are the two types of culture
Material and non-material
……. Is the culture of tangible items
Material culture
…. Includes or is composed of things that human makes and used, they include technology, architecture, tools, clothing, eating utensils and means of transportation.
Material culture
….. Encompasses a wide range of elements that shapes the believes behavior and practices of a particular group of people.
Elements of culture
Immaterial culture…..
Does not include any physical object.
….. Are inherent in the society, not inborn, it is learnt as a result of socialization process, it’s shared i.e it is accepted and imbibed by the members of the society,it is transmissive in nature, it varies from society to society,it is ideational, it is dynamic and adaptive, it satisfies/social need I.e it meet the need of the society.
Characteristics of culture.
These….. Includes: religions, mode of greetings, language, symbols, social organization, custom and tradition, forms of government, artifact, cuisine, leisure/recreation.
Elements
…… are object, words, actions that has special meaning within a culture.
Symbols
…… And ….. Are social practices and rituals passed from generation to another.
Custom and tradition
Social organization is …….
The structure of relationship within a society.
…….. includes family units, kingship system, gender roles, social classes and hierarchy
Social organization.
………. Shows how culture demonstrate power. It can be democratic or dictatorship
Forms of government
……… Such as architect, technologist and artistic creation
Artifacts
……. include cooking methods, flavors and food regulation techniques.
Cuisine
……. Includes sports, games, music device, festival and other forms of entertainment
Leisure/recreation
……. Is a group of people who live in unity and tend to achieve a common goal.
Community