Ucsp - Elements Of Culture

Refer to elements of culture (skills, trainings, knowledge..)which are limited to a certain group or society.

These are elements of culture that are shared by members of certain social groups, but which are not shared by the whole population.

nation's social heritage embodied in their material and non-material components passed on from one generation to another.

consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a group or society.

A group of people sharing a common culture

It is the interrelated and overlapping social relationships among the different social institutions with members who are interacting with each other.

Concerned with the distribution of power and authority among members of a certain group.

Positive Functions of Culture

Dysfunction of Culture.

Characteristics of Culture

It is not biological; we do not inherit it.

-We learn culture from families, peers, institutions, and media.

-We also acquire culture through observation

-Process of learning culture

-Culture is transmitted in society.

-Shared beliefs, values, memories, and expectations link people who grow up in the same culture.

-Enculturation unifies people by providing us with common experiences.

-Transmission of culture is made possible by language. Language is the main vehicle of culture.

-Transmission of culture may take place also through imitation as well as through instruction.

-This simply means that cultures interact and change.

-Cultures are not uniform. Cultural elements like customs,traditions, morals, values, and beliefs are not constant.

-Culture consists of a set of norms

-Culture serves as the norm of the people's actions.

-Culture exists as a continuous process.

-No culture ever remains constant or permanent.

-It is subject to slow but constant variation. Likewise, culture is responsive to the changing conditions of the physical world; hence, it is dynamic.

General Categories of Culture

Based on Extent of Being Practiced

is an element, patterns or traits that are globally common to all human cultures worldwide.

Refer to elements of culture (skills, trainings, knowledge..)which are limited to a certain group or society.

These are elements of culture that are shared by members of certain social groups, but which are not shared by the whole population.

General Categories of Culture

Based on Scope

culture that extends beyond national borders. It's not confined to a country, a people group, or even a continent.

This represents the beliefs and practices shared by the citizens of the same nation.

is a smaller cultural group within a larger culture.

is a type of subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from the mainstream society, often in opposition to the dominant culture.

Social Movements

-Feminist (sexism)

-Civil Rights Movement (racism)

-Gay Rights Movement (homophobia)

-Militant groups

-Home-schooling

might actively defy larger society by developing their own set of rules and norms to live by, sometimes even creating communities that operate outside of greater society.

Consists of activities patronized by elite audiences consists of members of upper class. opera, ballet, classical music

Consists of activities, products and services that are assumed to appeal to members of the middle and working classes. concerts, movies, soap operas

Components of Culture

Non-Material

Intangible products created and shared between the members of a culture over time

govern our lives by giving us implicit and explicit guidance on what to think and believe, how to behave, and how to interact with others.

-These are the customs or conventions of everyday life.

-Norms for routine or casual interaction.

-General rules

-We observe them in our casual social interaction and which are repetitive in nature.

-are norms that embody the moral views and principles of a group. Violating them can have serious consequences.

-They embody the code of ethics and standards of morality.

-Is an adamant negative norm.

-It is a strict prohibition of behavior that society holds so strongly.

-Violating it results in extreme disgust or expulsion from the group or society.

-Often violators is considered unfit to live in that society.

-Formalized norms

-Formally inscribed at the state or federal level and is enforced by police or law enforcement agencies.

-are culture's standard for discerning what is good and just in society

-guide man's behavior and action as he relates himself to most situationsbin life.

-help shape society by suggesting what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly, sought or avoided.

are the tenets or convictions that people hold to be true that largely influence their thoughts and behaviors.

-such as gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words—help people understand the world.

-Symbols provide clues to understanding experiences.

-They have meanings that are shared by societies.

is a symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.

Components of Culture

Material

Any tangible product created and shared between the members of a culture over time

Are mainstream objects, ideas or beliefs. It is a shared excitement of a social group or a society towards something. Are often seen as sudden, quick-spreading, and short-lived.

- are the mainstream styles, patterns, look, brands, material, etc. that are usually worn by a lot of people at a given period of time.

-Basically, it is the taste of people in terms of clothing and what the clothing trends are.

are the objects or activities that people go crazy for. Most of the time, they appear all of a sudden.

People tend to be prejudiced regarding their point of view of other cultures.

A point of view that sees all cultures to be equal with each other.

A point of view in which people use their home culture as the standard for judging the worth of another culture (Ferrante 2014).

This is the idea that what is foreign is best

-Having different cultures respect each other’s differences.

-Way to describe the presence of different cultures in our country and world.

-Multiculturalism

Feelings of disbelief, disorganization and frustration one experiences when he/she encounters a culture different from his.

A state of distress or disorientation due to rapid social or technological change.

The sensation of panic and unease that happens when people are “overwhelmed” by change.

Indicates alternative values, beliefs, customs practiced in a particular society