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Defining culture and society  01 Are society and culture the same? Why or why not?  01 Culture and society- two sides of the same coin. It comprise a single coin of social reality ...

Defining culture and society  01 Are society and culture the same? Why or why not?  01 Culture and society- two sides of the same coin. It comprise a single coin of social reality  01 CULTURE Refers to the common understanding and mutually shared interpretations of life beginning with a language, belief system and norms, collective practices, and knowledge. “intersubjectivity”  01 SOCIETY “interobjective” concrete, tangible, felt by senses, appearances, doings, such as buildings, population, social groups, organizations,, institutions, and tangible structures in the political and cultural realms.  Culture is interpreted by the mind and is not immediately visible and apparent. Society is perceived tangibly with the five senses (Atmosfera, et al., 2018).  Social reality Composition of culture and society Culture create society and society creates culture (dynamic and interweaving). Cultural refers to the shared collective worldview and social refers to material base of the worldview. -Wilber, 1996  Population Assessment 1 Label each as Culture or Society Filipino humor Belief in God Churches Level of Education School Preference to labels/product Market Employment Factory  Society and its components Material base by which The people/population culture operates. with social organizations, social institutions, social Society (hardware) systems in a natural and Culture (software) technological environment with shared culture. 1.Population People living in a territory, sex and gender aggregation, age groupings, mortality, lifespan, educational attainment,religious affiliation, ethnicity, political leanings, migration, urban or rural location, etc.  2. Social groups and organizations People in a society is classified into different social groupings. Social group- people share culture and interact. Neighborhood, school, religious affiliations, etc., form norms, practices, processes, and goals. 3.Social Institutions Enduring organizations exerting strong influence on individuals on how to behave and conduct within a society. E.g. Family, school, church, government, market,corporation, etc. 4.Social Systems Network of social groups, organizations, and social institutions characterizing large scale identity such as economic, political, and cultural systems. Capitalist, Socialist, Welfare state mixed economy type, etc.  5.Natural and technological environment Natural resources available in each territory and the technological resources available for the use of society to sustain life and pursue goals. E.g. Agrarian, pre-industrial, modern information society Culture and its components Complex whole including knowledge, beliefs, art, law, morals, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired as a member of a society. 1.Symbols and Language Element of reality Interpretation of spoken word=communication Written word- transmission/accumulation of knowledge through generation. Language as the sum of people’ s symbol (pride, identity, and legacy).  2.Values and beliefs Values- guidelines for living; basis for beliefs Ground for social interpretation; motive force behind human action. Religion and Science 3. Norms Social rules of human interaction (bad vs good behavior) Different set of norms according to community 4.Knowledge base Material conditions of society Dark ages- people believed in myths and the Earth was flat. Establishment of Science- Industrial and globalized society, Earth is round. Culture while it maintains and preserves society can also be contested? Why or why not? Contestation creates cultural change, counter culture, and possibly bring structural changes in society. -Macionis, 1989  Culture is a dynamic concept, always negotiable and in process of endorsement, contestation and transformation”(Wright, 1998).  When I refer to "cooking," I am referring to the process of socialization or culture-making. So I'm not saying all cultures eat the same things; I'm saying all cultures transform raw materials into cultural matter(Levi-Strauss, 1983).  Relationship of man, culture, and society Social Learn Inventing evolution Appropriate Discovering and Adapt Creating change is Modify continual