What is Culture? What is a custom? What examples could be used for El Paso?
29 30 Culture Pyramid Elements of Culture Culture Customs Roles Institutions Religion Rural v. Urban Social Structure Way of life of a group of people share beliefs and similar customs. Things people usually do. Based on rules for the proper behavior of individuals in particular positions and situations. Organizations developed by each society to make social roles clear and to take care of social needs. A set of beliefs about the meaning of life, the nature of the universe, and the existence of the supernatural How people live together. Rural = countryside Urban = City People who share similar wealth, power, and prestige are said to belong to the same social class
Elements of Culture Mrs. Duffy September 4th
Culture Way of life of a group of people share beliefs and similar customs. Definition: Shared patterns of learned behavior that are passed on from generation to generation.
What is Culture? A people’s way of life, which includes: Language, literature, art, and music Beliefs including religion Customs, including clothes, food, forms of shelter, and traditions Institutions, including family, schools, and government. Technology and material goods
What is Culture? Customs Things people usually do. Dress Eat Celebrate holidays Turning points in life Marriage Parenthood Death
What is Culture? Roles Based on rules for the proper behavior of individuals in particular positions and situations.
What is Culture? Institutions Organizations developed by each society to make social roles clear and to take care of social needs
What is Culture? Religion A set of beliefs about the meaning of life, the nature of the universe, and the existence of the supernatural
What is Culture? Rural or Urban How people live together. Rural = countryside Small huts Simple cottages farms Urban = city Buildings of steel, concrete, and glass Hot and cold water Sewage system Internet
What is Culture? Social Structure People who share similar wealth, power, and prestige are said to belong to the same social class
What is your culture? Illustrate an example of each of the following terms. Religion Social structure Customs Role Institution Rural or Urban