6. Characteristics of Culture
Culture is shared
People living together in a society share
culture. For example, almost all people living
in the Philippines share the Filipino language,
dress in similar styles, eat many of the same
foods, and celebrate many of the same
holidays.
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8.
9. Characteristics of Culture
Culture is learned
People are not born with culture; they
have to learn it. In all human societies,
children learn culture from adults.
Anthropologists call this process
enculturation, or cultural transmission.
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12. Culture is Dynamic and
Changing
No culture ever remain constant or
changeless. It’s subject to slow but
constant change. Addition of new traits and
vanishing of old traits. The rate of change
and the aspects of culture that change
varies from society to society.
15. Characteristics of Culture
Culture is symbolic
People have culture primarily because they can
communicate with and understand symbols.
Symbols allow people to develop complex
thoughts and to exchange those thoughts with
others. Language and other forms of symbolic
communication enable people to create,
explain, and record new ideas and information.
18. Characteristics of Culture
Culture is integrated
In order to keep the culture functioning, all
aspects of the culture must be
integrated. For example the language must
be able to describe all the functions within
the culture in order for ideas and ideals to be
transmitted from one person to another.
20. CATEGORY 30 22 14 6 Score
Amount of Information Full photo analysis of 3 - 4
photographs. Contains
complete factual information
(what you can see) as well
as complete inferred
information (what you can
guess because of what you
see).
Full photo analysis of 3 - 4
photos. Factual and inferred
information is nearly
complete.
Factual and inferred
information is lacking;
analysis relies too much on
opinion. OR Only 2
photographs are analyzed.
Photo analysis relies almost
entirely on opinion. OR
Fewer than 2 photographs
have been completely
analyzed.
Clarity Photographs are extremely
well explained, and all
assumptions are backed up
with good reasons.
Photographs are well
explained and all
assumptions have
supporting reasons.
Explanations of the
photographs are a little
confusing or incomplete.
Supporting reasons are
vague.
Explanations are confusing
and incomplete.
Assumptions are not
supported.
Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or
punctuation errors.
1 - 3 grammatical, spelling or
punctuation errors
4 - 5 grammatical spelling, or
punctuation errors.
6 or more grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation
errors.
Organization Information is very
organized, brief, and too the
point.
Information is organized, and
too the point.
Information is organized, but
the analysis is too complex
or lengthy.
The information appears to
be disorganized.
Photo Analysis Rubric
31. EVALUATION:
Write a short composition in a one
whole sheet of paper on how you can
utilize what you’ve learned in the
development and in saving our culture
from extinction for the next generation.
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33. ASSIGNMENT
1.What is cultural relativism and
ethnocentrism?
2.Why and how cultural relativism
mitigates ethnocentrism
Editor's Notes
The members of a culture share a set of "ideals, values, and standards of behavior," and this set of shared ideals is
what give meaning to their lives, and what bonds them together as a culture.
Culture is not genetically acquired. Children begin learning about their culture at home with their immediate family and how they interact with each other, how they dress, and the rituals they perform. When the children are older and venture out into the community, their cultural education is advanced by watching social interactions, taking part in cultural activities and rituals in the community, and forming their own relationships and taking their place in the culture.
In order for the culture to be transmitted successfully from one person to the next, and from one generation to the next, a system of symbols needs to be created that translates the ideals of the culture to its members. This is accomplished through language, art, religion, and money.
Elements or traits that make up culture are mostly adjusted to or consistent with one another.
Sources:
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561730/Culture.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/12134/characteristics_of_culture_and_their.html?cat=4