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Understanding Culture: Key Components and Shared Values in Society

Culture encompasses the material and non-material products created by a society, reflecting its values, norms, and beliefs. Key components of culture include symbols, language, values, norms (folkways and mores), and laws. Symbols represent ideas, while language provides a standardized means of communication. Shared beliefs dictate what is deemed good or bad, influencing behavior in everyday life. Cultural universals such as arts, basic needs, beliefs, education, family structures, government, economy, and technology illustrate commonalities across cultures. Understanding these elements fosters greater appreciation for human diversity.

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Understanding Culture: Key Components and Shared Values in Society

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  1. Do Now:

  2. The Meaning of Culture

  3. A Society – consists of People

  4. Culture – products both material and nonmaterial the people create Non - Material Material

  5. The Components of Culture • Symbols – anything that represents something else. • Language – the combination of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system. Спасибо Thank you

  6. Values – Shared beliefs of what is good and bad. • Killing people is bad • Helping people is good • Norms – Shared expectations of behavior • Two types • Folkways --- common customs; not a lot of importance attached to them. They do not threaten society • Mores --- great moral significance to them. Violating these threatens the fabric of society.

  7. Laws – written rules of conduct enforced by the government. Can originate out of either folkways or mores. • 1917 Teachers were not allowed to go to ice cream shops unaccompanied. Did this law start as a folkway or more? • Current law in Baldwin Park: No one is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool Did this law start as a folkway or more?

  8. What do All cultures have in common? Cultural Universals • Arts and Leisure • Sports, dancing, decorative art, games, music • Basic needs • Cooking, clothing, housing

  9. Beliefs • Body adornment, dream interpretation, folklore, funeral rites, religious rituals, weather control • Communication and Education • Education, language, greetings

  10. Family • Courtship, family feasting, kin groups, marriage • Government and Economy • Calendar, division of labor, government, law, property rights, status differentiation, trade

  11. Technology • Medicine, toolmaking High School Universals • At your table group, come up with examples of the 7 universals as they apply to high schools.

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