In this presentation more emphasis is laid on how culture and civilization helps in the better development of human beings. As certain values and morals human being grasp through his or her culture. Education further plays important role in the learning of such values. 'Culture is what we are' and 'civilization is what we have'.

1. Culture and Civilisation
Name: Rohani Jamwal

2. Culture

3. Meaning
Culture is a unique possession of man. It is one of the
distinguishing traits of human society. Only man is
born & brought up in a cultural environment. Culture
is the set of knowledge, experiences & behaviours
which is commonly shared by a group of people. It
includes art, belief, customs, traditions, morals,
values & so on which are inherited by a person as a
member of society.

4. Definitions
C.C. North,”culture consists in
the instruments constituted by
man to assist him in satisfying
his wants”.
Robert Bierstedt,” culture is the
complex whole that consists of
all the ways we think and do and
everything we have as members
of society”.

5. Elements
of culture
Cognitive
elements
Beliefs
Values
&
norms
Signs
Non-
Normative
ways of
behaving

6. Characteristics
Culture is learnt
Culture is social
Culture is shared
Culture is transmissive
Culture is continuous &
cumulative
Culture is consistent &
integrated
Culture is dynamic &
adaptive
Culture is gratifying
Culture varies from
society to society
Culture is superorganic
& ideational

7. Civilisation

8. Meaning
The refers to all the attainments
characteristics of human life in an
organised city. It indicates a particular
stage in the evolution of man. Civilisation
refers to those devices & instruments by
which nature is controlled. It is thus
external, utilitarian & concerned with the
means. We need the products of
civilisation not for their own sake but for
the satisfaction of our wants.

9. Definitions
Gillin and Gillin civilisation is a
more complex and evolved form
of culture.
Kant used the term
civilisation to mean outward
behaviour of man.

10. Characteristics
of civilisation
Cities
Writing
Religion
Government
Social
structure
Art

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Cities
The first civilizations
developed in river
valleys where people
could carry on the large
scale farming that was
needed to feed a large
population. As food
become abundant more
people would live in the
city.

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Writing
Writing was an important
feature in the life of these
new civilisations. Above
all rulers, priests,
merchants and artisans
used writing to keep
accurate records.
Eventually, the earliest
civilisations used writing
for creative expressions.
This produced the world’s
first works of literature.

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Religion
Important religious
developments also
characterized the new urban
civilizations. All of them
developed religions to
explain the forces of nature
and their roles in the world.
They believed that gods and
goddesses were important to
the community’s success.

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Government
Growing numbers of people,
the need to maintain the
food supply, and the need
for defense soon led to the
growth of governments. In
the first civilizations,
governments usually were
led by monarchs- kings or
queens who rule a kingdom-
who organized armies to
protect their populations &
made laws to regulate their
citizens lives.

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Social structure
A new social structure based
on economic power also
arose. Rulers and an upper
class of priests, government
officials, and warriors
dominated society. Below
this class was a large group
of free people- farmers,
artisans and craftspeople.

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Art
Significant artistic activity
was another feature of the
new civilizations.
Architects builds temples &
pyramids as place for
worship or sacrifice, or for
the burial of kings & other
important people. Painters
and sculptors portrayed
stories of nature. They also
provided depictions of the
rulers and gods they
worshiped.

17. Difference
Culture
 It includes religion, music,
dance etc. which brings
satisfaction & pleasure to
many. It is the expression of
final aspects of life.
 Culture is what we are.
 Culture has no standard of
measurement because it is
end in itself.
Civilisation
 It includes all those things
by means of which some
other objective is attained. It
consists of technology or
social technology which
control man’s behaviour.
 Civilization is what we
have.
 It has a precised standard of
measurement because it is a
means.

18.  Culture cannot be said to be
advancing.
 Culture is internal and an
end. It is like the soul of an
individual.
 Culture is pre-condition for
civilisation to develop.
 Culture is earlier.
 Culture relates to the inner
qualities of society like
religion, custom etc.
 Civilization is always
advancing.
 Civilisation is external and a
means.
 Civilisation represents a
stage of cultural
advancement.
 Civilisation is later.
 Civilisation relates to the
outer form of society such
as T.V, radio, fax etc.

19. Conclusion
Civilisation and culture do not reveal two
independent & separate systems. The
distinctions between them is only relative
and not absolute. They are not
interdependent but also interactive. Both
are man-made. One is for his comfort and
luxury and the other for his satisfaction
and happiness. Culture is the breeding
ground of civilisation. Civilisation gives
strength & stamina for the wheels of
society to march on.