ABXM1103

1. A B X M 1 1 0 3
MAN, SOCIETY & CULTURE

2. T O P I C 1
CULTURE & SOCIETY

3. Culture
A whole complex things which include knowledge,
belief, arts, morals, law, custom and any other
capabilities and habits acquired by man as a
member of society through enculturation
process”
Value, beliefs and taboos learnt through interaction
with members of society and passed to the next
generation

4. culture
a process of cultivation or improvement
the betterment or refinement of the individual
the cultivation of individuals through the agency of
external forms (education/socialisation) which have
been objectified in the course of history
the evolved human capacity to classify and represent
experiences with symbols transformed into creative
& imaginative actions

5. ENCULTURATION
Enculturation is the process by which a person
learns the requirements of the culture by which he or
she is surrounded, and acquires values and
behaviours that are appropriate or necessary in that
culture

6. enculturation
It teaches an individual the accepted norms and
values of the culture or society in which the
individual lives
It can be conscious or unconscious
It helps mold a person into an acceptable member of
society
It is a lifelong process that helps unify people

7. Characteristics of culture
Shared
Learned
Invisible
Influences biological process
Changes
Universal
Adaptive & maladaptive
Integrated/ Holistic
Permits / Dismisses Behavior Patterns
Not isolated

8. Concept of a MAN AS A SOCIAL BEING
Influenced by society
Daily interactions with society
Learns about the society
Practices society’s values & beliefs
Natural part of the society
Man creates society
Society creates man
Culture is the essence of man & society

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