UCSP - Culture and Society

knowledge, language, values, physical

Culture refers to all _______, ________, __________, and ________ objects that are passed from gen. to gen.

E.B Tylor

He stated that culture is a complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, customs, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of a society. (basically, all things you do and know.)

tangible

Material culture refers to the _______ objects produced by a society as a reflections of their technological advancements, resources, and needs. (e.g. Buntal Hat, Barong at Saya, Adobo, Books of Rizal)

Non-Material Culture

It includes all the intangible things such as ideas created by members of a society about what is beautiful, sad, or funny.

represents, create

Symbols are anything that ________ something else and has shared meaning attached to it. It is through symbols that we _______ our culture and communicate it.

Values, general, abstract

_______. Ideas shared by people about what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or undesireable. These are ____ and _____ ideas that shape the goals and ideas of the society.

Norms, position, roles

__________ are shared rules of conduct or expectations of how we are supposed to think, acts or feel in specific situations. Mostly connected with social _____ and _______.

Folkwaysre

everyday behavior that we follow for tha sake of tradition or convenience.

Mores

Strict norms which control our moral and ethical behavior. Definition of right and wrong.

Taboos

The thought of violating them upsets and bring extreme disgust to people.

Sanctions

Socially imposed rewards and punishments in the society

real

Beliefs consist of people’s ideas about what is ____ and not. These may be based on common sense, folk wisdom, religion, science, or a combination of all these.

is learned and acquired

(Characteristic of Culture) it is acquired through experiences from your environment e.g family, school, church, and other agents of socialization.

is shared and transmitted

(Characteristic of Culture) It is best to share or transmit it to the next generation to preserve it. It can be transmitted through language either written or oral.

is adaptive and dynamic

(Characteristic of Culture) It is always changing in different places, ideas, and it is particularly due to technology advancement.

is ideational

(Characteristic of Culture) It is an ideal pattern of behavior which members are expected to follow.

gratifies human needs

(Characteristic of Culture) It continues to exist if it satisfies human need biologically and psychologically.

is integration

(Characteristic of Culture) Traits that are already rooted in your behavior are diffucult to remove because it is already engrained or integrated over the years.

is learned though enculturation

(Characteristic of Culture) It is the process which we learn about the culture we live in. We learn by observing other members of the society. It is the foundation of teaching culture.