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Elements of Culture

Culture consists of 7 elements that define a group's way of life: social organization into groups like families and classes; customs and traditions like rules of behavior; language for communication; arts and literature to teach values; religion with spiritual beliefs; forms of government that determine who holds power; and economic systems for managing resources. A culture's components include universals of uniform behavior, alternatives that allow individual choice, and specialties that develop from mastering chosen alternatives.

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Elements of Culture

Culture consists of 7 elements that define a group's way of life: social organization into groups like families and classes; customs and traditions like rules of behavior; language for communication; arts and literature to teach values; religion with spiritual beliefs; forms of government that determine who holds power; and economic systems for managing resources. A culture's components include universals of uniform behavior, alternatives that allow individual choice, and specialties that develop from mastering chosen alternatives.

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ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

CULTURE
Culture is everywhere.
The Way Of Life By A Group Of People.
It is a blueprint of how we live, think and act.

7 ELEMENTS:

A. Social Organization: Framework of the society.


-When a culture organizes its members into smaller groups.
Some smaller groups be in a culture:
Families- basic unit
Friends
Religious groups
Social classes
Occupation
Interest group

B. Customs and Traditions


- rules of behavior (written and unwritten).
-deals on how people expected to behave in social situations.

C. Language
-Important for communication and passing on traditions and
beliefs.

D. Arts and Literature


- teach about a cultures values.
- promote cultural pride and unity.
-Could include technology and entertainment.
Ex. Dance, music,theater, sculpture, ceramics, painting..etc

E. Religion
-are your spiritual beliefs on our origin, how should we live our
lives and where do we go when we die.
*3 Major Religions1.) Judaism- the 1st religion to believe in one God; Yahweh=GOD
-Holy Book called the Torah
2.) Christianity- derived from Judaism; founded by Jesus in 45 B.C.
-Holy book is called the Bible;
3.) Islamic- derived from Judaism;
-Allah is the name of their GOD.
-Holy book called the Quran or Koran; Founded in the city of Mecca by
Muhammad;

F. Forms of Government

Government- Who has the power.


*Levels of Government:
1.) Unitary System- National/Central Government has all the power
and they create the state or provincial govt & gives them limited powers;
(United Kingdom)
2.) Federal System- divides the powers of govt between the national
govt and the state/provincial govt; (United States)
Types of Government:
1. Democracy- the people have the power;
ex. U.S.= voting;
2. Dictatorship- one person has all the power, mainly taken by
force/military;
ex. North Korea
3. Autocracy- a single ruler has the power mainly passed down thru
inheritance rule from military power;
4. Monarchy- type of autocratic; a king or queen exercises supreme
control of the government; (Saudi Arabia)

G. Economic Systems
-the use of limited resources
Resources a community has 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.

COMPONENT/PARTS OF CULTURE
1. UNIVERSALS
-Are forms of behavior uniformly done by members of a society.
2. ALTERNATIVES
-Are forms of behavior that allow range of choice in the individuals a
member of choice.
3. SPECIALTIES
-Are the outgrowth of alternatives since once an individual chooses
a culture, he must master the skills which that alternative demands.

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