Culture And Society: A Complex Whole PDF

Culture and society as a complex whole  Society Group of people that follows or shares same cultures. People It is the members of the society that possess, produce and also...

Culture and society as a complex whole  Society Group of people that follows or shares same cultures. People It is the members of the society that possess, produce and also transmit culture.  Edward Tylor One of the founders of modern anthropology, characterize culture as a “complex whole”. characteristics of culture 1 Culture is social because it is the product of behavior 2 Culture varies from society to society 3 Culture is shared 4 Culture is learned 5 culture is transmitted among members of society 6 culture is continuous and cumulative 7 culture is gratifying and idealistic 1 Culture is social because it is the product of behavior Culture does not exist in isolation and it develops through social interaction. 2 Culture varies from society to society Culture does not exist in isolation and it develops through social interaction. 3 Culture is shared Culture is not something that an individual alone can possess. 4 Culture is learned Culture is not inborn and it is learned. 5 culture is transmitted among members of society Cultural ways are learned by people from others. Transmission of culture is made possible by language. LANGUAGE is the main vehicle of culture. Transmission of culture may take place also through imitation as well as through instruction 6 culture is continuous and cumulative Culture exists as a continuous process. RALPH LINTON called culture as “the social heritage” of man. No culture ever remains constant or permanent. 7 culture is gratifying and idealistic Culture provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and desires.  guide questions  Questions How do you define the terms “culture” and “society”? You can site some instances. Can a society function without culture, or can a culture exist without society? Why? What are the different characteristics of culture. How can these characteristics of culture heko us in appreciating our culture and society. Let’s have a short Activity  Question Evangelista family was known for their religiosity. Francis, the youngest of the family, learned how to pray the Holy Rosary and the “Oracion” at the age of 10. According to him, his grandparents were the ones who taught him the proper way of praying.  Answer Culture is Learned  Question Marco didn’t know how to speak Tagalog well, not until he met his new circle of friends. They were speaking the said language. his usual interactions and bonding with them made him well versed in such language, making him a good communicator in Filipino.  Answer Culture is social  Question The way Filipinos celebrate New Year is truly different from the way Chinese conduct the same event. Pinoys have it every end of December, while Chinese hold it by the month of February. In this manner, the two races are observing different beliefs, practices and traditions.  Answer Culture is Variety  Question a gay fashion designer, Roberta, migrated in the U.S.A since 2001. This year, he visited his former employer in the Philippines to be the guest speaker of an event. Roberta was able to introduce new fashion techniques he had learned from the States.  Answer Culture is Shared  Question Karlo and Andrea used to celebrate birthdays, valentines, Christmas and New Year together. These celebrations had been part of their life as sweethearts, making their life satisfied and ideal.  Answer Culture is gratifying  Question Mrs. Isabella owned a famous restaurant in their hometown. Its bestsellers were the unique recipes of bulalo and kare- kare. According to her, their family managed to run the business despite all the challenges. In fact, she inherited the business from her great grandmother.  Answer Culture is continuous  Question Anselmo is a proud grandfather to his 12 grandchildren. He often shared his childhood experiences with them including stories during the Old times. He also demonstrated Filipino values such as saying “po” and “opo”, pagmamano, etc. all these traits were being transferred to and practiced by his grandchildren.  Answer Culture is transmitted  mahatma gandhi once said, “A nation’s culture resides in the heart and in the soul of its people” Let’s have a short quiz Get 1/4 size of paper.  Directions Read the following items carefully. Write the correct answer.  Question 1. Maharlika is a young woman of Agta tribe. She is excellent in performing their ethnic dance. According to her, the elders of their tribe transferred the steps of the dance to her. what characteristic or aspect of culture is being referred to by this experience? Culture is learned Culture is continuos Culture is shared Culture is Transmitted  Question 2. Mang Isko and Aling Perla used to have a family devotion (prayer) every Saturday. They demonstrate and explain to their children the reason for having deep faith to God. What aspect of culture is best suitable for this situation? Culture is learned Culture is social Culture is shared Culture is Transmitted  Question 3. The following are all considered as means of transmitting culture among members of the society. Which one is the main vehicle of passing culture from one generation to another generation? Instruction LANGUAGE imMITATION sYMBOLS  Question 4. Pinoys are fond of singing and listening to music. Before, people used to do sing-a-long with a jukebox, then it was changed to karaoke, and now, most people sing their favorite songs in videoke. Their ways of enjoying music has gone through changes but still lives up until today. learned continuous shared transmitted  Question 5. It refers to a group of people that follows or shares same cultures.  Question 6. It refer to a group of people that follows or shares same cultures as members of the society, possess, produce and also transmit culture but they cannot consider themselves as culture.  Question 7. He is one of the founders of modern anthropology, characterize culture as a complex whole.  Question 8-10. Give at least 3 characteristics of culture. Let’s have the answers  Question 1. Maharlika is a young woman of Agta tribe. She is excellent in performing their ethnic dance. According to her, the elders of their tribe transferred the steps of the dance to her. what characteristic or aspect of culture is being referred to by this experience? Culture is Transmitted  Question 2. Mang Isko and Aling Perla used to have a family devotion (prayer) every Saturday. They demonstrate and explain to their children the reason for having deep faith to God. What aspect of culture is best suitable for this situation? Culture is shared  Question 3. The following are all considered as means of transmitting culture among members of the society. Which one is the main vehicle of passing culture from one generation to another generation? LANGUAGE  Question 4. Pinoys are fond of singing and listening to music. Before, people used to do sing-a-long with a jukebox, then it was changed to karaoke, and now, most people sing their favorite songs in videoke. Their ways of enjoying music has gone through changes but still lives up until today. continuous  Question 5. It refers to a group of people that follows or shares same cultures. Society  Question 6. It refer to a group of people that follows or shares same cultures as members of the society, possess, produce and also transmit culture but they cannot consider themselves as culture. People  Question 7. He is one of the founders of modern anthropology, characterize culture as a complex whole. Edward Tylor  Question 8-10. Give at least 3 characteristics of culture. Any Question Thank You