What is culture?
Hello guys how are you all doing today I hope all is well and you are all enjoying your day, I want to express my gratitude to @udyliciouz for her commitment in ensuring that this community is a great place for all kids and parents.
In my entry today I will be taking part in a home given by @udyliciouz on the subject "what is culture", which I will explain it's meaning, components, characteristics and the difference between material and non material culture.
EXPLAIN THE TERM "CULTURE."
Culture can be defined as the total way of life of people living in a particular geographical territory, in includes their habit which constitute of the behaviors of the ancestors and their believes which has been pass down from one generation to another.
Culture is the most important thing which should always be encouraged and promoted in any civilized community because it is the pride of our forefathers, and one of the best way to promote a culture is through organizing of festivals.
LIST AND EXPLAIN 5 COMPONENTS OF CULTURE.
- symbols
- language
- values
- beliefs
- norms.
SYMBOL
This can either be physical or non physical things in the community or nation example is the national flag.
LANGUAGE
Language is being used as a traditional means of communication and it differs according to the community or nation you are in.
VALUES
This refers to those special and acceptable norms that is widely acceptable in the community.
BELIEFS
This refers to the spiritual believe and needs of the people in any particular community it differs according to each community for example in Nigeria the north are Muslims while the south are christians.
NORMS
This can be defined as the tradition behind any given culture and also the rules that set as guidelines for the citizens
DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE.
The following are some of the different characteristics of culture;
- Culture is different from others
- It is inherited
- It can be transferred and shared
- Culture is created
CULTURE IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS
Each community or nation has their own way of celebrating and promoting their own cultural heritage according to their own believe.
CULTURE IS INHERITED
Our culture wasn't created or founded today rather it was founded years ago by our forefathers and was being past down from one generation to generation until today.
CULTURE CAN BE TRANSFERRED AND SHARED
When we say that culture can be transferred and shared it simply means that for example if a foreigner visit akwa ibom and stays for more than a year he or she will adapt to our culture and will start eating garri 😅😅. Which simply shows that culture can be easily transfered and shared.
CULTURE IS CREATED
Any culture in any community is being created by a group of people due to their believes and interest.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATERIAL CULTURE AND NON-MATERIAL CULTURE.
Basically we have two types of culture which below I will be giving you guys the difference between them, so the two types of culture are;
- Material culture
- Non-material culture
MATERIAL CULTURE
Material culture can be defined as a type of culture which are inform of material things that can be seen, touch and felt which is very useful in our daily lives example clothes, buildings, books etc.
NON-MATERIAL CULTURE
While non material culture can be defined as a type of culture that cannot be seen, touch or felt rather there are the norms, believes and values which are being passed down from one generation to another example mode of dressing, language, mode of greetings etc.
CONCLUSION
This will be the end of my home work post I really hope that you all have learn something from it and you now fully understand what we really mean by culture and all the things that comes under it, thank you all for your time and support I really appreciate.
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