WHAT IS CULTURE What is a custom What
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WHAT IS CULTURE? • What is a custom? • What examples could be used for El Paso?
29 Culture Pyramid Elements of Culture 30 Culture Way of life of a group of people share beliefs and similar customs. Customs Things people usually do. Roles Based on rules for the proper behavior of individuals in particular positions and situations. Institutions Organizations developed by each society to make social roles clear and to take care of social needs. Religion A set of beliefs about the meaning of life, the nature of the universe, and the existence of the supernatural Rural v. Urban How people live together. Rural = countryside Urban = City Social Structure People who share similar wealth, power, and prestige are said to belong to the same social class
ELEMENTS OF CULTURE MRS. DUFFY SEPTEMBER 4 TH
CULTURE • Way of life of a group of people share beliefs and similar customs. • Definition: Shared patterns of learned behavior that are passed on from generation to generation.
WHAT IS CULTURE? • A people’s way of life, which includes: • • • Language, literature, art, and music Beliefs including religion Customs, including clothes, food, forms of shelter, and traditions Institutions, including family, schools, and government. Technology and material goods
WHAT IS CULTURE? CUSTOMS • Things people usually do. • • Dress Eat Celebrate holidays Turning points in life Marriage Parenthood Death
WHAT IS CULTURE? ROLES • Based on rules for the proper behavior of individuals in particular positions and situations.
WHAT IS CULTURE? INSTITUTIONS • Organizations developed by each society to make social roles clear and to take care of social needs
WHAT IS CULTURE? RELIGION • A set of beliefs about the meaning of life, the nature of the universe, and the existence of the supernatural
WHAT IS CULTURE? RURAL OR URBAN • How people live together. • Rural = countryside • Small huts • Simple cottages • farms • Urban = city • • Buildings of steel, concrete, and glass Hot and cold water Sewage system Internet
WHAT IS CULTURE? SOCIAL STRUCTURE • People who share similar wealth, power, and prestige are said to belong to the same social class
WHAT IS YOUR CULTURE? Illustrate an example of each of the following terms. Religion Social structure Customs Role Institution Rural or Urban