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Lesson 2 - The Concept, Aspects, and Changes in Culture and Society

This document discusses culture and society. It defines culture as a complex whole that includes beliefs, practices, traits, values, and everything people learn as members of a society. Culture includes material aspects like artifacts as well as non-material aspects like values and beliefs. Culture is learned and shared within a society and affects how people behave. It can change over time due to factors like discovery, innovation, and invention. The document also defines society as a social system of people who live together and share a culture or way of life. Societies can change due to factors like conflict, demographic changes, and cultural changes.

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Lesson 2 - The Concept, Aspects, and Changes in Culture and Society

This document discusses culture and society. It defines culture as a complex whole that includes beliefs, practices, traits, values, and everything people learn as members of a society. Culture includes material aspects like artifacts as well as non-material aspects like values and beliefs. Culture is learned and shared within a society and affects how people behave. It can change over time due to factors like discovery, innovation, and invention. The document also defines society as a social system of people who live together and share a culture or way of life. Societies can change due to factors like conflict, demographic changes, and cultural changes.

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The Concept,

Aspects, and
Changes in Culture
and Society
Objectives
•Explain the concept of culture
•Identify the characteristics of culture
•Show appreciation to the significance
of culture and society.

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS 2


Anthropology
study of people and their culture
Culture
A “complex whole” which encompasses beliefs,
practices, traits, values, attitudes, laws, norms,
artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything
that a person learns and shares as a member of
the society.
“Complex whole” – suggests
that culture cannot be simply
broken down into a set of
characteristics.

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Types of
Culture
Material Culture
▪ Includes all the tangible
and visible parts of
culture.
▪ The types of material
culture present in
societies, differ as each
society is configured by its
environment and history.
Non - Material Culture
▪ Includes all intangible
parts of the culture.
▪ Values, ideas, and
knowledge
▪ The belief and values
systems of societies differ
from one another
Characteristics
of Culture
Culture is learned
Culture is a set of beliefs, attitudes, and
practices that an individual learns
through his or her family, school, church,
and other social institutions.
Enculturation
▪The process of learning
your own culture
▪You learn the values
and accepted
behaviors in your
society
Acculturation
▪Due to constant
interaction between
societies, culture
can be modified to
accommodate
desirable trait from
other cultures
Culture is shared
The set of behaviors attitudes, and beliefs that a
person possesses is part of a greater collection
of values and ideas that is communally owned
and practiced by the member of a society.
Culture affects biology
Humans are born into cultures that have
values on beauty and body. They alter
their bodies to fit into the physiological
norms that are dictated by culture.
Mursi Tribe of Ethiopia
Lotus Feet - China
Culture is adaptive
Culture is a tool for survival that humans
use in response to the pressures of their
environment.
Inuits (Arctic Region)
Muslim
Culture is maladaptive
Culture can also cause problems for the
people who subscribe to it. These problems
arise when the environment has change
and culture remained the same.
Car culture
Culture changes
Culture is never static. This dynamism of
culture is due to the changing needs of
humans as they interpret and survive in
their environment.
Sources of
Cultural Change
Discovery
Recognizing and gaining a better
understanding of something
already in existence.
Innovation
Improving on something that
already exists.
Invention
Process of creating new
cultural elements.
Concept of
Society
Society
Refers to people who live in a defined
territory and share a way of life or culture.
Derived from the latin word “Societas”,
which means companion or associate.
Characteristics
of Society
1. It is a social system
▪It consists of
individuals
interacting with
each other
2. It is relatively large
▪ The people must be
socially integrated to
be considered
relatively large than if
the people are
individually scattered
3. It socializes its members

▪ Since most of
society’s members
are born to it, they
are taught the
basic norms and
expectations.
4. It endures, produce, and sustain the
members for generation
▪ For the society to
survive, it must have
the ability to
produce, endure, and
sustain its new
member for the latest
several generation
5. It holds its member through a
common culture
▪ The individuals in a
society are held together
▪ symbols, norms, values,
patterns of interaction,
vision and mission
Sources of Change
in Society
1. Conflict
▪ Inequalities based on
class, race, gender,
religion, and more
foster dissatisfaction
and anger.
▪ Fight for change
2. Demographic Change
▪ When the demographic
makeup of a society
changes, social change
is inevitable.
▪ births increase or people
start living longer
3. Cultural Change
▪ New inventions,
discoveries, and
the spread of
ideas contribute to
cultural changes
Any
questions?
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