Culture » ELEMENTS OF CULTURE by: Lollymerzy(f) .:. Wed, 09 Sep, 2020 - 03:22:34:pm GMT
Culture was defined earlier as the symbols, language, beliefs, values, and artifacts that are part of any society. As this definition suggests, there are two basic components of culture: ideas and symbols on the one hand and artifacts (material objects) on the other. The first type, called nonmaterial culture, includes the values, beliefs, symbols, and language that define a society. The second type, called material culture, includes all the society's physical objects, such as its tools and technology, clothing, eating utensils, and means of transportation. These elements of culture are discussed next.
Symbols
Every culture is filled with symbols, or things that stand for something else and that often evoke various reactions and emotions. Some symbols are actually types of nonverbal communication, while other symbols are in fact material objects. As the symbolic interactionist perspective discussed in emphasizes, shared symbols make social interaction possible.
Let's look at nonverbal symbols first. A common one is shaking hands, which is done in some societies but not in others. It commonly conveys friendship and is used as a sign of both greeting and departure. Probably all societies have nonverbal symbols we call gestures, movements of the hands, arms, or other parts of the body that are meant to convey certain ideas or emotions. However, the same gesture can mean one thing in one society and something quite different in another society (Axtell, 1998). In the United States, for example, if we nod our head up and down, we mean yes, and if we shake it back and forth, we mean no. In Bulgaria, however, nodding means no, while shaking our head back and forth means yes! In the United States, if we make an "O" by putting our thumb and forefinger together, we mean "OK," but the same gesture in certain parts of Europe signifies an obscenity. "Thumbs up" in the United States means "great" or "wonderful," but in Australia it means the same thing as extending the middle finger in the United States. Certain parts of the Middle East and Asia would be offended if they saw you using your left hand to eat, because they use their left hand for bathroom hygiene.
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Re: ELEMENTS OF CULTURE by: Abbey(m) .:. Fri, 09 Oct, 2020 - 04:31:10:pm GMT
Elements of culture.
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Re: ELEMENTS OF CULTURE by: Obajichi(f) .:. Sat, 10 Oct, 2020 - 01:54:09:pm GMT
Culture, which is a way of life by some set or large group of people is differentiated by many things. This includes :
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Re: ELEMENTS OF CULTURE by: Francis(m) .:. Sat, 10 Oct, 2020 - 08:13:26:pm GMT
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Re: ELEMENTS OF CULTURE by: Tribune(m) .:. Tue, 13 Oct, 2020 - 07:08:01:am GMT
The simplest way which we can definitely culture is the way of life.culture allow us to understand how some certain things which we need to be practicing.
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