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    Culture

    The 7 Elements of Culture


    Culture
    Culture: everything that makes up a
    persons entire way of life
    7 Elements of Culture
    These are things that all cultures have in common.
    What might some of those things be?

    1. Social Organization
    -When a culture organize its members into
    smaller groups

    What might some smaller groups be in a culture?


    Families
    Occupation
    Friends
    Religious groups Interest groups
    Social classes
    7 Elements of Culture
    1. Social Organization,
    Organization cont.
    - family: the most important unit of social
    organization
    Nuclear family- husband, wife, children
    Extended family- several generations in one household
    - respect for elders is usually strong in extended fams.
    7 Elements of Culture
    1. Social Organization,
    Organization cont.
    - social classes: a way to rank people in
    order of status
    What can social class be based on?
    Money
    Occupation
    Education
    Race
    Etc.
    7 Elements of Culture
    2. Customs and Traditions
    - rules of behavior (written and unwritten)
    7 Elements of Culture
    1. Language
    Important for communication and passing on
    traditions and beliefs
    There is some debate
    about making English
    the official language of
    the United States.
    7 Elements of Culture
    4. Arts and Literature
    - teach about a cultures values
    - promote cultural pride and unity
    7 Elements of Culture
    1. Religion
    Monotheism: belief in one god
    Polytheism: belief in more than one god

    Major World Religions


    Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
    7 Elements of Culture
    6. Forms of Government
    People form governments to provide for their
    common needs
    Types
    Democracy: people have supreme power
    Republic: people choose leaders to represent them
    Dictatorship: a ruler or group holds power by force

    White House

    Great Britains
    Houses of
    Parliament
    7 Elements of Culture

    1. Economic Systems
    Four types
    1. Traditional: people produce most of what they
    need to survive
    2. Market: basic economic questions are
    answered by buying/selling goods and services
    3. Command: government controls answers to
    economic questions
    4. Mixed: individuals make some economic
    decisions, the government makes others
    Ways Cultures Change
    1. Technology
    Cars, telephone, computers, TV dinners

    2. Environment Changes

    4. New Ideas (like recycling)

    4. Diffusion: movement of customs and


    ideas from one place to another
    Be Careful of
    Ethnocentrism: judging other cultures by
    the standards of your own
    Assuming your own culture to be the best

    Racism: belief that one racial group is


    naturally superior to another
    Race is a culture thing. It does not actually, physically
    exist.

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