Lesson 6 Flashcards
as a “that complex whole which encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes laws,
norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person learns and shares as a member of
society
culture
two basic components of culture
non- material and material culture
also known as symbolic culture
includes the values, beliefs, symbols, and language that define a society
non material culture
includes all the society’s physical objects, such as its tools and technology, clothing, eating
utensils, and means of transportation
material culture
elements of culture
language, symbols, beliefs, artifacts, values and norms
set of symbols that expresses ideas and concepts which enables people to formulate thoughts and communicate with one another.
language
allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating inkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences
symbols
represents man’s conviction about the reality of things and are shared ideas about how the world operates.
beliefs
material objects, that constitute a society’s material culture
artifacts
sum up of all ideas and concepts that is considered by a particular culture to be a good, desirable and correct conduct in day-to-day lives.
values
types of values
ideal culture and real culture
guideline Or expectation for behaviour.
norms
formal norms
law
informal norms
mores and folkways