CULTURE AND TRADITION

-tradition is the passing on of belief or behavior from one generation to another were as culture reflects
describes characteristics.

-tradition is a belief passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance
with origins in the past

-Tylor (1871) say culture is that complex whole which includes norms, beliefs, morals, customs and any
other habits acquire by a human as a member of a society.

-culture includes mental capabilities (thoughts, behavior, action) and culture is also learned

-culture is shared

-culture is social (found within a group)

-it is an integrated whole.

-it is dialectical

-culture is scientific and refers to all features of a societies way of life (production, dressing, living habits,
type of food and public buildings).

-Tylor was able to establish a difference between the biologically determined and those that are socially
learned.

-He found out that it is through the socialization process that the person acquires knowledge.

-as a scientific term culture refers to all feature of a societies way of life

-society refers to the social world with all its structures

-it refers to a group of people who live within some type of bounded territory and we share a common
way of life

-were as culture is the common way of life share by a group of people, society are the structures

-the mis-conceptions about culture -it is not just an event were people play music and dance but a way
of life\

-It is not just traditional material object but involves living each day and being ordinary.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

-the culture of any people include two group of phenomenal objects which includes tools, weapons,
houses and etc.

-intangible phenomenal it consists of beliefs, knowledges.

-1) it is all encamp set

2)it involves a lot of items

3) It is socially learnt.

4)it is symbolic (IT IS DIFFERENT)

5)IT is shared

6)it is stable yet it changes

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VALUES