The Organization of Culture

While the Culture of a group is an integrated network of folkways, mores,

system of beliefs and institution patterns, it can be broken into simple units or
elements called cultural traits. A cultural trait, either, of a material culture pr nonmaterial culture, represent a single element or a combination of elements relate to
a related to a specific situation. Examples of cultural trait are kissing the hands of
the elders after Sunday mass and at Angelus. Cluster of culture trait are known as
culture complexes which, in turn group together to form a culture pattern.

Culture is transmitted to:

1. Enculturation. It is the process of learning culture of ones own group.
2. Acculturation. It is the process of learning some new traits from another
culture.
3. Assimilation. Is the term used for process in which an individual entirely
loses any awareness of his/her previous group identity and takes on the
culture and attitudes of another group.