ucsp mod4 Flashcards
is an object, word or action that stands for something else without natural relationship that is culturally defined.
symbol
is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from the past generation, maintained in the present, and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.
cultural heritage
are visible, include the material objects such as artifacts, buildings, landscapes, tools, furniture, bridges, and any physical substance used by people, which are worthy of preservation for the future
Physical artifacts or tangible heritage or material cultures
consists of abstractions that include knowledge, beliefs, values, rules for behavior, traditional skills and technologies, religious ceremonies, performing arts, and storytelling
Non-material or intangible heritage
manifestations that signify the ideology of a culture that has meaning within that culture
cultural symbols
used to represent a political standpoint seen in various media and forms, such as banners, flag, motto
political symbols
used in the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services like currency, market, labor, and other economic activities
economic symbols
are the manifestations of a culture or sub-culture, especially regarding the traditional and customary practices of an ethnic or other cultural group
cultural practices
refer to everyday practices and the ways these are typically and habitually performed in a society
social practices
are common things that are done within a state or country. It is related to the practices done in administration, distribution, and attainment of power, bureaucratic composition
political practices
6 different types of societies according to their subsistence
- Food Gathering Societies
- Horticultural Societies
- Pastoral Societies
- Agricultural Societies
- Industrial Societies
- Post- Industrial Societies
This is the earliest form of socio-cultural society. The people subsisted from day-to-day through hunting larger animals, collecting shellfish, and vegetable gathering. Their tools were made of stones, woods, and bones
food gathering societies
As means of production, the people planted seeds for subsistence
horicultural societies
Most of the people were nomadic who follow their herds in quest of animals for food and clothing to satisfy their needs. They raised animals to provide milk, furs and blood for protein. These societies typically are relatively small, wandering communities organized along male-centered kinship groups.
pastoral societies
In the early agriculture societies, people used plow and the hoe in food production
agricultural societies