This document defines culture and discusses its key aspects. It provides Tyler's definition of culture as the complex whole that includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, and customs acquired by humans as members of society. It notes that culture is learned, transmitted, social, adaptive, and dynamic. The characteristics of culture are that it is learned, social, transmitted, consistent and cumulative, constant and integrated, adaptive and dynamic, gratifying, and varies between societies. The elements of culture include the cognitive elements of beliefs, norms, values, and signs.

1. Culture
SOCIOLOGY-101
HAFSA TAHIR-003

2. COTENT
INTRODUCTION
CULTURE
DEFINITION OF
CULTURE
NATURE OF
CULTURE
CHARACTERISTICS
OF CULTURE
ELEMENTS OF
CULTURE

3. INTRODUCTION OF
CULTURE
The word culture is
derived from the
Latin word "Cultra",
which means "to
grow or to civilize".
Culture is one of
the important
concept in
sociology.

4. Definiti
on of
culture
• According to Tylor; "Culture is that
complex whole which includes
knowledge, belief, art, morals,
laws, customs and any other
capabilities acquired by man, as a
member of society".

5. Nature of
culture
Culture is
learned
behaviour
Culture is
transmitted
Culture is
social
Culture
provides
opportunities
Culture is
adaptive
Culture is
dynamic

6. Characteristics of culture
Culture is
learnt
Culture is
social
Culture is
transmitted
Culture is
consistent and
cumulative
Culture is
constant and
integrated
Culture is
dynamic and
adaptive
Culture is
gratifying
Culture varries
society to
society

7. Elements of culture
Cognitive
element
Beliefs Norms
Values Signs

8. Thank you so much
for paying attention
I hope I filled your minds with
new ideas............................