1. ELEMENTS OF CULTURE

2. Culture- Includes… Developing a complex way to meet your needs
Language
Religion
Literature
Technology
Music
Material objects
Art
Beliefs about the world

3. Customs and Traditions
Elements of culture
Social Organization
Customs and Traditions
Language
Arts and Literature
Religion
Forms of Government
Economic Systems

4. Customs and Traditions
Rules of Behavior
Enforced ideas of right and wrong
Often these ideas are part of the culture’s written laws

5. Not that kind!!
CUSTOMS
Things people usually do such as how they dress, the foods they eat, and how they celebrate holidays and great turning points in life such as…

6. BIRTH

7. Coming of Age

8. Marriage

9. Parenthood

10. DEATH

11. What is material culture?
objects/
possessions

12. material culture

13. material culture

14. material culture

15. What is NON-MATERIAL culture?
definition:
values, languages,
beliefs, ideas