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ELEMENTS
OF
CULTURE
With your table discuss the definition of culture. What does it mean? What does it include?
Discuss and be ready to share your group’s definition of culture. You can write it out if you want but it is not required.
Be specific.
WHAT MAKES A CULTURE?
The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group.
The set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic.
CULTURE
CUSTOMS • Art
• Music
• Dance
• Food
• Games
• Entertainment
• Clothing
LANGUAGE
Oral – spoken language
Written – alphabet, symbols,
Literature – poetry, fables, myths
Body language
VALUES AND RELIGION
Gods
Marriage
After life
Value of life
Roles of male and female members
Religious rites and customs
Heroes
Holidays
GOVERNMENT AND LAW
Types of leaders
Democratic
Dictatorship
Laws
Rules
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Types of homes
Types of family units
Dating and marriage practices
Family order
Class systems
Education
Division of labor
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Location – continent, country, surrounding areas
Physical features – mountains, rivers, etc.
Climate – weather, seasons
Plants and animals
Natural resources – minerals, water, fuel
ECONOMICS
Jobs
Currency
System of exchange
Economic level
TECHNOLOGY
Shelter construction
Mode of food gathering
Modes of travel
Tools
Irrigation
As we learn about different cultures we will examine these basic elements.