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The document defines culture as the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to members of a particular group or society. It discusses how culture includes aspects like language, customs, values, norms, institutions, and how it differs between classes. It also defines society as people who interact and share a common culture, which can be based on location, ethnicity, gender or shared beliefs.

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The document defines culture as the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to members of a particular group or society. It discusses how culture includes aspects like language, customs, values, norms, institutions, and how it differs between classes. It also defines society as people who interact and share a common culture, which can be based on location, ethnicity, gender or shared beliefs.

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CULTURE AS A “‘THAT COMPLEX WHOLE

WHICH ENCOMPASSES BELIEFS, PRACTICES,


VALUES, ATTITUDES, LAWS, NORMS,
ARTIFACTS, SYMBOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND
EVERYTHING THAT A PERSON LEARNS AND
SHARES AS A MEMBER OF SOCIETY.” (E.B.
TYLOR 1920 [1871]).
CULTURE AND
SOCIETY
CULTURE
 Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other
characteristics common to the members of a particular group or
society. Through culture, people and groups define themselves,
conform to society’s shared values, and contribute to society. Thus,
culture includes many societal aspects: language, customs, values,
norms, morals, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations,
and institutions. This latter term institution refers to clusters of
rules and cultural meanings associated with specific social
activities. Common institutions are the family, education, religion,
work, and health care.
CULTURE
 Popularly speaking, being cultured means being well ‐educated,
knowledgeable of the arts, stylish, and well ‐mannered. High culture
—generally pursued by the upper class—refers to classical music,
theater, fine arts, and other sophisticated pursuits. Members of the
upper class can pursue high art because they have cultural capital,
which means the professional credentials, education, knowledge,
and verbal and social skills necessary to attain the “property, power,
and prestige” to “get ahead” socially. Low culture, or popular
culture—generally pursued by the working and middle classes—
refers to sports, movies, television sitcoms and soaps, and rock
music.
SOCIETY
 Sociologists define society as the people who interact in such a way
as to share a common culture. The cultural bond may be ethnic or
racial, based on gender, or due to shared beliefs, values, and
activities. The term society can also have a geographic meaning and
refer to people who share a common culture in a particular location.
For example, people living in arctic climates developed different
cultures from those living in desert cultures. In time, a large variety
of human cultures arose around the world.

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