Culture Terms

Transportation

Moving and carrying people and things from one place to another.

Housing

Buildings and other shelters in which people live and work.

Economics

Producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services; making, selling, and buying things.

Government

Making rules and enforcing them; people who have power and how power is used.

Tools

Instruments used to do work.

Architecture

The style and design of buildings.

Occupations

The jobs and other ways of working and making a living.

Laws

The rules which govern a society.

Communication

The exchange of ideas and information.

Traditions

Stories and customs that are passed from one generation to the next.

Music

The songs of a culture with singing and instruments

Art

The use of skill and imagination to produce decorative or appealing objects

Superstitions

Unreasonable beliefs or practices, founded on ignorance or fear

Language

The method of communication, either spoken or written, made up of the use of words in a structured way

Religion

A community of faith and worship. The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

Literature

The written stories of a people.

Education

The transfer of knowledge, skills, and values in a society.

Medicine

Treating disease and sickness and improving health.

Family

A group of people who are related to one another and may live in a household together.

Recreation

Sports, games, and other play activities.

Clothing

Covering or adornment; wearing apparel

Customs

The traditions and ways of doing everyday things.

Ethnocentrism

Judging other people's cultures based on our own values.