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Lesson 7 - Aspects of Culture

This document discusses various aspects of culture including that culture is: 1. Dynamic, flexible and adaptive as seen through changes in music and technology over time. 2. Shared and contested as it is learned from others but also debated due to diversity. 3. Learned through socialization and enculturation as people acquire norms, values and identity from families, communities and society.

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Lesson 7 - Aspects of Culture

This document discusses various aspects of culture including that culture is: 1. Dynamic, flexible and adaptive as seen through changes in music and technology over time. 2. Shared and contested as it is learned from others but also debated due to diversity. 3. Learned through socialization and enculturation as people acquire norms, values and identity from families, communities and society.

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Culture

civic engagement
social change politics
practice society
critical thinking
responsible
diversity inequality
Education economics

religion laws

social norms Family

Language lifestyle

Government values
attitudes
Discrimination

government systems

Political behavior

public services

Cultural development

communication
Human actions

identity social issue

political activity

cultural death Biology


history sociology

current affairs
ASPECTS OF
CULTURE
Aspects of Culture
A. Dynamic, Flexible, Adaptive
– In the aspect of music, we can see that music
may change from time to time. The traditional
music during the 1920s was mostly jazz, ragtime,
and broadway musical while the popular music
during the 1970s was disco music. (Dynamic)
– Because we are now more inclined in using
computers and tablets especially when playing
games, some children were not able to play street
games anymore. This pushed some game
developers to introduce Filipino street games as
video games. (Flexible)
Aspects of Culture
– When it comes to language, we can also see
how culture adapts to changing times. We
have already developed new words related to
the internet like memes, netizens, vines, and
others. (Adaptive)

B. Share and Contested


Culture is learned and acquired through different
interactions with people. Culture is a shared learning
experience. Because culture constantly changes, we
get to share the learning process with other people.
Aspects of Culture
■ If culture is learned and shared, it is
also contested in various ways and situations.
Because of diversity, culture is subjected to
debate and analysis.
Society is different from culture.
Within a society are many diverse
cultures. While the members of society
share many of the same expectations
and experiences, the cultural groups
create ones that differentiate them from
others in the community.
Aspects of Culture
C. Learned through Socialization and Enculturation
■ Socialization is the process through which people
learn to understand the societal norms or
expectations and societal values as a member of
the society.
Agents of Socialization
o Family
o Community (friends, peer groups in school)
o Mass Media
o Religion
Socialization is an ongoing process of learning
language, behaviors, customs, values, norms,
and others to acquire a personal identity.
It helps us learn the culture.
It is an essential part of building our character
and preserving, spreading, and strengthening
our culture.
Aspects of Culture
■ Enculturation is the process by which an
individual adopts the behavior patterns of the
culture in which a person is immersed.
For example:
Your friend migrated to America with her family.
You noticed on her Facebook that after three
months of being in America, she started to act and
look differently and she is using some slang words
you only hear Americans say.
Aspects of Culture
D. Transmitted through Socialization and
Enculturation

Culture can also be transmitted from one


person to another, and even from one society to
another. One good example of this is the
transmission of a culture of the Spanish to the
Filipinos during the Spanish colonization.
Aspects of Culture
E. Patterned Social Interaction
Socialization helps us acquire both good and bad
parts of our culture. How do we identify the good and
the bad?
Aspects of Culture
Five Patterns of Social Interaction

1. Exchange or social exchange is our


expectation that whenever we do something
good, we will receive something good in
return.
2. Cooperation is when people or groups of
people work together to achieve a common
goal.
3. Competition is when individuals or groups
battle to achieve the goal that only one can
have.
Aspects of Culture
Five Patterns of Social Interaction
4. Conflict arises when people disobey rules,
control a person by force, or hurt other people
just to achieve their goals.
5. Coercion happens when a person uses
threats or force to persuade another person.
Aspects of Culture
F. Requires Language for Social Interaction
Language is considered as the transporter of a
large part of our culture because some parts of
our culture are passed on through our mouths,
there are no written records (Young, 1930).
■ Patterns of social interaction can be done
through the use of language.
■ Language is not only restricted to verbal
language, but we also use non-verbal
language or body language when
interacting with others.
Aspects of Culture
G. Integrated and at Times Unstable
■ The patterns of social interaction are connected
with each other and may change from time
to time.
1. Any social interaction may change from
being cooperative to having
competition or conflict.
2. A simple social exchange may lead to
cooperation.
3. A small competition may result in a big
conflict.
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