This document presents information about culture and consumer behavior. It defines culture and lists its key attributes and aspects. Culture is described as comprehensive, intangible, created by people, and evolving over time. The three main aspects of culture are patterns, being learned, and being transmitted. Characteristics of culture include it being dynamic, shared, satisfying needs, and learned rather than genetic. The main components of culture are cognitive, material, and normative. Cultural change can occur due to technological changes, exposure to other cultures, conflicts between existing values, and dramatic events.

1. CULTURE AND THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
PRESENTED BY
Mir Mosharraf Hosain.
ID No : 16234801002.
Batch : 3rd Batch(Dhaka Campus)
Program : MBA(Evening)
Bangladesh Open University
PRESENTED TO
Md. Tarikul Islam
Assistant Professor(Marketing)
School of Business
Bangladesh Open University

2. What is the CULTURE?
• Culture is a comprehensive
concept, which includes almost
everything around us and also
influences individual’s thought
processes and behavior.
• According to Karl Marx, Culture is
the way in which humans
negotiate and reproduce the
relationship between economy
and ideology. The "means of
production" so often referenced
have very much to do with
culture. Unfortunately, culture is
also the level at which class
inequality occurs and is acted out.

3. THREE IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S CULTURE
“Intangible and Tangible”
“Created by People”’
“Evolves Over Time”

4. THREE ASPECT OF CULTURE
Pattern
Learned Transmitted

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
Dynamic
No culture is static. Cultural swings
take place. As the environment is
changing, culture has to be
changed in order to survive.
Shared
Cultural values, beliefs, norms, etc., are
shared by the majority of the members of
a given culture because they gratify our
needs.
Satisfies Needs
Individuals are having different
types of needs. They have need
for food, clothing, shelter,
medicine, love and
belongingness, esteem and
status, achievement, and a
number of physical, social, and
psychological needs.
Learned
It is mentioned earlier in the definition of
culture that, it (culture) is learned rather
programmed genetically.
The Invisible Hand
Culture is like the air we breathe. It is so
obvious that we cannot escape from it. It
pervades our lives so much so that we
cannot actively feel its impact.

6. CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
The Invisible Hand of Culture Culture Satisfies Needs

7. CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
Culture is learned Culture is Shared

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
• Culture is Dynamic

9. COMPONENTS OF CULTURE
The basic component of any culture is
one relating to people’s knowledge
about the creation and existence of the
universe. This aspect is based on either
people’s observation or on certain
factual evidence that they have.
Another important component of any
given culture is the material feature of
the society. It consists of all the
tangible things that human beings
make, use, and give value to the
material component varies from
culture to culture as the cognitive
component.
The other important component of a
culture is the normative component.
The Normative component is
composed of the values and norms of
the society which guides and regulates
behavior. In other words, it consists of
the values, beliefs, and rules by which a
society directs people’s interactions.

10. COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

11. CULTURAL CHANGE
• Exposure to Another Culture’s Values
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Technological Changes
Technology is changing everyday
bringing new products to the
marketplace. The availability of these
new products has radically changed
our lifestyles and consumption
pattern.
People’s consumption behavior also changes because of
the exposure to other cultures. This is known as cultural
diffusion. Cultural diffusion basically means the changes
that take place in people’s consumption and lifestyles as
their cultures are exposed to others.
Conflicts Between Existing
Values
Values are also changing among
cultures. For example, one of the
core values of our culture is parent
oriented family and family
dominated by males. With
modernization and increased
urbanization, this value is eroding.
Dramatic Events
Events or happenings that are not
anticipated may be termed as
dramatic events. Happening of
such events in a particular culture
has impacts on marketing
decisions as they affect consumer
behavior.
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12. CULTURAL CHANGE
Technological Changes Conflicts Between Existing Values

13. CULTURAL CHANGE
Exposure to Another Culture’s
Values Dramatic Events