M2: The Concept of Society and Culture Flashcards
Means companion in Latin?
‘Societas’
Refers to all people collectively regarded as constituting a community of related, interdependent individuals living in a definite place, following a certain mode of life (Ariola, 2012)
Society
Groups in reciprocal relationships, interacting with one another, doing life activities, help each person to accomplish his interest with his fellow
Functional Definition
Total social heritage of folkways, mores and institutions; of habits, sentiments and ideals
Structural Definition
(Reasons people live together as a society) Depends on our parents by their care, support, and protection
For Survival
(Reasons people live together as a society) People flock together for emotional warmth and belongingness
Feeling of Gragariousness
(Reasons people live together as a society) Different professions organize themselves into societies to promote and protect their own professions
Specialization
Complex whole which consists of knowledge, beliefs, ideas, habits, attitudes, skills, abilities, values, norms, and other capabilities of man (E.B. Taylor)
Culture
These are acquired, learned, and socially transmitted by man from one generation to another through language and living together as members of society (Arcinas, 2016)
Culture
Everything that people have, thinks, and does as members of a society
Concept of Culture
Anything that is used to give meaning to the culture
Symbol
System of words and symbols used to communicate with other people
Language
Storehouse of Culture (Arcinas, 2016)
Language
Application of knowledge and equipment to ease the task of living (Arcinas, 2016)
Technology
Use the shared system of values to decide what is good and bad
Values
Faith of an individual
Beliefs