The Main Characteristics of Culture
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HORTON AND
HUNT DEFINITION
Culture is
everything which
is socially shared
and learned by the
member of
society.
According to
TYLOR,
It is the complex
whole including
beliefs, Arts,
Region, Values,
Norms, Ideas,
Law, Knowledge,
Custom and
capabilities
acquired by a
man as a
member of
society.
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Some of the important characteristics of culture are:
Culture is learned
Culture is shared
Culture is social
Culture is transmitted
Culture is dynamic
Culture is accumulative
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Culture is a learned behavior.It
is not inherited biologically but
it is learnt socially by a man in a
society through his senses and
experiences.
People can learn about their
culture through interaction with
parents, guardians and friends
and social media.For example
Dressing, Behaving, eating etc
all are learnt by man.
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Culture cannot exist
without society.
All members of a society
living together will hold a
shared set of values, ideas
and Perception.They
shared their culture with
each other.
For example, languages,
customs, traditions, values,
beliefs are all shared by
man in a society.
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Social Culture is not an
individual phenomena but it
is a group product of society.
No man can acquire it
without the association of
others.
It is developed through social
interaction by many persons
in a group of society.
This include households,
families associations,
business interactions and
power relations including
politics.
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Culture is capable of
transmitted from one
generation to the next. Parents
transmit their cultural traits to
their children and in return
they pass to their children and
so on.
It is not transmitted through
genes but through language.
Language is means to
communication which passes
cultural traits from one
generation to another.
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No culture is ever in a
permanent state it is
dynamic.
Culture is constantly
changing because new
ideas, techniques and
knowledge are added
and old ways are
constantly modified
and discarded.
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Culture is the continuous
process and adding up of
new cultural traits.
Many cultural traits are
borrowed from out side
and these are absorbed
in that culture which
adopt it, as culture is
accumulative, it
combines the suitable
cultural traits.
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Culture is a complex social phenomenon that involves shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions learned and transmitted among members of a society. It is a dynamic and accumulative process shaped through social interactions. Key characteristics include being learned, shared, social, transmitted, dynamic, and accumulative. Culture is not inherited biologically but acquired socially through experiences and interactions with others within a society.
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3.1 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE 3.1 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
CULTURE CULTURE HORTON AND HUNT DEFINITION Culture is everything which is socially shared and learned by the member of society.
According to TYLOR, It is the complex whole including beliefs, Arts, Region, Values, Norms, Ideas, Law, Knowledge, Custom and capabilities acquired by a man as a member of society.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE Some of the important characteristics of culture are: Culture is learned Culture is shared Culture is social Culture is transmitted Culture is dynamic Culture is accumulative
CULTURE IS LEARNED CULTURE IS LEARNED Culture is a learned behavior.It is not inherited biologically but it is learnt socially by a man in a society through his senses and experiences. People can learn about their culture through interaction with parents, guardians and friends and social media.For example Dressing, Behaving, eating etc all are learnt by man.
CULTURE IS SHARED CULTURE IS SHARED Culture cannot exist without society. All members of a society living together will hold a shared set of values, ideas and Perception.They shared their culture with each other. For example, languages, customs, traditions, values, beliefs are all shared by man in a society.
CULTURE IS SOCIAL CULTURE IS SOCIAL Social Culture is not an individual phenomena but it is a group product of society. No man can acquire it without the association of others. It is developed through social interaction by many persons in a group of society. This include households, families associations, business interactions and power relations including politics.
CULTURE IS TRANSMITTED CULTURE IS TRANSMITTED Culture is capable of transmitted from one generation to the next. Parents transmit their cultural traits to their children and in return they pass to their children and so on. It is not transmitted through genes but through language. Language is means to communication which passes cultural traits from one generation to another.
CULTURE IS DYNAMIC CULTURE IS DYNAMIC No culture is ever in a permanent state it is dynamic. Culture is constantly changing because new ideas, techniques and knowledge are added and old ways are constantly modified and discarded.
CULTURE IS ACCUMULATIVE CULTURE IS ACCUMULATIVE Culture is the continuous process and adding up of new cultural traits. Many cultural traits are borrowed from out side and these are absorbed in that culture which adopt it, as culture is accumulative, it combines the suitable cultural traits.
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