elements of culture Flashcards
Group of people living together in
organized communities, following
common laws, values, customs, and
traditions.
society
The term was used in mid-16th century, originating
from Latin worda socius and societas, which
mean “companion” and from the French term
societe, meaning “companionship”
society
A society’s way of life expressed
through material and nonmaterial
aspects.
Encompasses beliefs, practices, values,
attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, and
knowledge that a person learns and shares as a
member of society (Edward Burnett Tylor, 1871)
culture
It refers to a set of activities and
actions that are used to hold power
in a government.
politics
two forms of culture
material and non material
A set of physical objects
made by the members of a
society. They are also
known as artifacts.
material culture
Intangible aspect of
culture, such as ideas
nonmaterial culture
the understanding and
agreement of society on
what is good and just
(Griffiths, Strayer and
Cody-Rydzewski 2015).
help shape a
society by suggesting
what is good and bad,
beautiful and ugly,
sought or avoided.
values
the convictions that people hold to be true. Every
society has a specific belief system, and they also share
collective values
beliefs
defined as how we behave according to the
expectations of society. Members of society learn
norms by observing and imitating others and through
general socialization
norms
recognizable meanings shared by societies,
such as gestures, signs, signals, and words
symbols
the form of
communication that can
either be spoken or in a
nonverbal action.
Symbols and language
are learned and
transmitted through
one’s culture.
language
Considered as one of the
greatest invention of
man, since language is an
essential tool in teaching
knowledge from one
generation to another
language
elements of culture
values, beliefs, norms, symbols, language
are traits or
patterns of behavior shared by all
human cultures
cultural universals
