The 7 characteristics of a civilization
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The document discusses the 7 key characteristics of a civilization: 1. Stable food supply through agriculture and domesticated animals, allowing societies to thrive. 2. Complex social structure and hierarchy with different jobs and social classes like rulers, priests, merchants, and slaves. 3. Well-organized system of government to direct society through laws, construction, military, and resource distribution like kings, presidents, and senates. 4. Religious system with set of beliefs, gods, and places of worship that provide purpose and meaning. 5. Highly developed culture through arts, architecture, music and other expressions of shared values. 6. Advances in technology like tools and inventions that improve
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Culture refers to the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, as well as the symbolic systems, beliefs and values that are learned and transmitted by a group of people. It includes language, religion, values, social organizations, and other elements that provide meaning and identity to the group. A culture is learned, shared, dynamic and integrated, and is based on symbols that are assigned meaning. Core cultural values vary across societies but often include concepts like individualism, equal opportunity, and material acquisition that are dominant in American culture.
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The functionalist view of culture sees culture as essential for holding society together. It views culture as composed of beliefs, values, and norms that dictate social behaviors and link individuals to the wider society. Functionalists believe that all aspects of culture serve important functions that contribute to social stability and solidarity.
Organization of culture
This document defines culture and discusses its key characteristics, types, elements and organization. It also examines concepts like cultural uniformity and variability, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, sub-cultures, counter-culture, cultural shock and xenocentrism. Culture is defined as the learned behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols shared by a group. It is transmitted intergenerationally and includes material, intellectual and emotional elements. While cultures share some universal traits, there is also variability between and within societies.
Chapter 2.pptx
This document provides an overview of key concepts related to society and culture. It defines society as a group of people who share common territory, culture, social interactions, and statuses/roles. Culture refers to the shared ways of life of a society, including values, beliefs, customs, art, work patterns, and material goods. Key elements of culture include symbols, values, norms, language, and folkways/mores. Cultural variability arises from differences between societies, sometimes leading to ethnocentrism or culture shock upon encountering unfamiliar cultural elements. Cultural universals also exist that are shared across societies.
Lecture 2 culture and society
1. Culture refers to the learned behaviors, beliefs, and customs that are shared by a society or group. It includes both tangible aspects like objects and intangible aspects like values.
2. Cultural values and norms shape how members of a culture behave and interact in their daily lives. Different cultures have different values and norms.
3. Socialization is the process by which people learn the culture of their society, including values, norms, and social roles. It occurs primarily through family and later through other groups and institutions.
culture.pptx
The document discusses the key concepts of culture. It defines culture as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, as well as the symbolic representations, of a particular group of people. These include norms, values and beliefs that are transmitted intergenerationally. It notes that culture consists of both material and nonmaterial elements. It also discusses the main types and elements of culture, including folkways, mores, taboos, laws, symbols, and the differences between ideal culture and real culture.
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This document discusses the concepts of culture and ethnicity. It defines culture as the way of life of a society, including beliefs, art, morals, customs, and habits. Culture has both objective elements like tools and art, as well as subjective elements like norms and values. It is inherited, learned, shared, dynamic and contains symbolic elements. The document also defines key elements of culture like language, social organization, technology, religion, and art. It then discusses the characteristics of culture and how culture can be passed down between generations and learned. The document also defines race, ethnicity, and discusses concepts related to ethnicity like ethnocentrism, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. It emphasizes the importance of understanding ethnic relations
Culture and Society
Culture refers to the behaviors, customs, and way of life of a society or group. It includes both tangible aspects like objects and symbols, as well as intangible aspects like beliefs, ideas, and values. Every culture is defined by what is considered important and desirable, as well as social norms that embody cultural values. The transmission of culture over time occurs through socialization, where children learn the behaviors and ways of life of their society from family and other social institutions like schools. Different cultures may have conflicting or contradictory values, and encountering new cultures can feel disorienting due to the loss of familiar social norms.
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- 1. The 7 Characteristics of a Civilization
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- 3. Pretest 1. What is a civilization? 2. What are the 7 characteristics of a civilization?
- 4. What is a Civilization? A civilization is an advanced state of human society. There are 7 characteristics that define a civilization. • Stable food supply - Social structure • System of government - Religious system • Highly developed culture - Advances in technology • Written language Be careful to not associate civilization with civilized and everyone else as barbarians or primitives.
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- 6. Social Structure • Civilizations have a complex organization, or social structure. This controlled through different jobs and social levels (or status). • Social pyramids example 1. Ruler 2. Landowners/priests/government officials 3. Common class (merchants, craftspeople, etc) 4. Slaves • What is the social structure pyramid at Parker?
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