Mark Twain argues that travel is necessary to overcome prejudice and narrow-mindedness. It allows one to develop broad and charitable views by experiencing other parts of the world rather than remaining in one place. The document then outlines the 8 key elements that anthropologists use to analyze and understand different cultures: social groups, art, history, daily life, government, economy, language, and religion. Examples are provided for each element to illustrate aspects of a culture that fall within those categories.

1. “Travel is fatal to prejudice,
bigotry, and narrow-
mindedness, and many of
our people need it sorely on
these accounts. Broad,
wholesome, charitable
views of men and things
cannot be acquired by
vegetating in one little
corner of the earth all one's
lifetime.”
-Mark Twain

3. There are 8 categories that
anthropologists (people who study
mankind, past and present) use to look at
the culture of a group of people:
8 Elements of Culture

4. Culture
Culture
Social
Groups
Art
History
Daily
Life
Government
Economy
Language
Religion

5. Social Groups
 How a society puts people together
Examples:
 Economic- upper class, lower class,
middle class
 Cliques- what groups or clubs you belong
to
 Family Units
 Gender based
 Common Interests- religion, jobs, politics,
sports

7. Art
 How people express themselves
Examples
Music
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture

9. History
 What people think are important to
pass to future generations
Examples
People
Events
Wars

11. Daily Life
 What people do every day
Examples
Housing
Food
Entertainment

13. Economy
 What provides the goods and
services that are bought, sold, and
used
Examples
Mining
Service Industry
Agriculture
Manufacturing

15. Government
 Who has the power and makes
decisions
Examples
Dictatorship
Democracy
Parliamentary
Monarchy

17. Language
 The ways people communicate
Examples
Written language
Oral language
Non verbal language

19. Religion
 What people believe in/ how they
explain the unexplainable
Examples
Death
Birth
Rights of Passage
Rituals

21. Culture