Cultural assignment

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The major elements of culture

are symbols, language, norms, values, anartifacts. Language makes effective social interaction possible and influences how people conceive of concepts and objects. Major values that distinguish the United States include individualism, competition, and a commitment to the work ethic.

culture has 8 elements

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· Religion. Beliefs of a society, some traditions.

· Art. Architecture, style.

· Politics. Government and laws of a culture (rules and leadership)

· Language. Communication system of a culture (speech, writing, symbols)

· Economy. ...

· Customs. ...

· Society. ...

· Geography.

· examples of culture

Customs, laws, dress, architectural style, social standards, religious beliefs, and traditions are all examples of cultural elements.

Functions of culture

Culture provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and desires. Our needs both biological and social are fulfilled in cultural ways. Culture determines and guides various activities of man. Thus, culture is defined as the process through which human beings satisfy their wants.

value

In ethics, denotes the degree of importance of some thing or action, with the aim of determining what actions are best to do or what way is best to live, or to describe the significance of different actions.

A tradition

is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes, but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. 

The different between culture and tradition

The first key difference between the two terms is that actual set of things that each describes. Tradition would describe a belief or behavior. .Culture, on the other hand, is a term that is not just limited to beliefs and behaviors, though they are included.

functions of culture

(e.g., contributing to an individual’s sense of self and sense of community; providing a sense of security; establishing and enforcing social norms; providing meaning, purpose, and structure in individuals’ lives)

culture is acquired and maintained within a group (e.g., through oral/written traditions, social and religious organizations and institutions, language, symbols, customs and mores, art, philosophy; through practices such as endogamy)