2. What is culture ????
Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by
everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
Characteristics of Culture
 Elements of culture have some logical relationship to one another
 In some ways, members of a culture share values and norms
 The way people learn to interact with one another is cultural
 Types and expression of emotions is cultural

3. customs and traditions
religion
language
arts and literature
forms of government
economic systems
Elements of culture

4. customs and traditions
• Rules of Behavior are enforced ideas of right and wrong.
• They can be customs, traditions, rules, or written laws.

5. Religion
Answers for basic questions about the meaning of life.
• Supports values that groups of people feel are important.
• Religion is often a source of conflict between cultures.
• Monotheism is a belief in one god.
• Polytheism is a belief in many gods.
• Atheism is a belief in no gods.

6. Language
 Language is the cornerstone of culture.
 All cultures have a spoken language.
 People who speak the same language often share the same
 Many societies include a large number of people who speak different languages.
 Each language can have several different dialects.

7. Arts and literature
 They are the products of the human imagination.
 They help us pass on the culture’s basis beliefs.
 Examples: art, music, literature, and folk tales

8. Forms of government
 People form governments to provide for their common needs.
 Definition of government: 1. Person/people who hold power in a society
 Democracy: people have supreme power, government acts by and with consent.
 Republic: people choose leaders who represent them.

9. Economice systems
 How people use limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs.
 what to produce, how to produce it, and for whom.
 Traditional Economy: people produce most of what they need to survive
(hunting, gathering, farming, herding cattle, make own clothes/tools).
 Market Economy: buying and selling goods and services.