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question 1 a

definition of culture
culture is a word which refers to the practices, beliefs and social life of a given society
,it is simply a way of live of the society
components of culture
culture is a combination of many elements which are brought together to give the real
definition of culture, the following  are the components of culture
religion ,language traditional customs, forms of leadership and governance ,arts and
economic activities

Explanation:
religion
this is a combination of beliefs  and faith practiced in given society. religion gives
them a sense and a believe on their origin and existence, it also  answers questions
about the meaning of life in the society .its unique from one society to another that's
why its a component of culture
arts
this is the way a given society performs some of its native activities and practices like
drawing, singing dances modelling, a given society is unique in matters of art that's
why its defined as a component of culture.
language
it  is one of the components of any culture. It is defined as the way in which people
communicate with one another, it helps in building relationships and unions amongst
the society, Communication is a major component of any society, and language is an
important component of culture
traditional customs
this refers to the  the ways of life that  a given society inherits from the first
generations and its taught to the new generations creating teaching them their way of
life making it unique and specific for a given culture
forms of leadership and governance
the way a community is led and governed makes them have given motive which
creates a given culture in the society .the way of leadership is unique from one society
to another. that is why different society have different culture
economic activities
this are the ways practiced by a given society to provide basic needs for their daily
life, it can also be referred to as the method used by a society to produce and
distribute goods and services
 
question 1b
cultural uniformities and examples
its is defined as the motive in which different societies share the same type of cultural
pattern and believes. the practices which are universal among different cultures
include
religion uniformity
different communities with different cultures are united in the religion
believe, example different society is believe in god but all have different cultures ,this
creates a uniformity in the cultural practice
education uniformity
some diverse cultures can share the same motive of education ,example in todays
modern world the education sector unites many cultures  creating a uniformity
economic activities uniformity
different cultural societies can practice  the same economic activities example
like mining, farming and others, this means the different societies are united as they
have a similar economic activity
 
cultural variabilities with example
Language 
in every society they have their unique language which varies from all other
languages from the neighboring cultural groups, this is a proof of variability since the
societies cant share the same language example in a society A the meaning of in given
word can mean another thing in community B
religion
Religion is an major component of culture. different societies can have different
believes about their supernatural being and worship ways ,this create a variability
since they have diverse  believe in creation too, example some cultures believe in
evolution while others believe in creation
arts
artistic works differ from one community to the other the way a cultural society
carries out its activities  example the way one society dances to its cultural songs a
rhythms differs from all other societies and its unique 
economic practices 
different societies have different economic practices creating a
variability example one community can be relying in mining as a source of economic
empowerment while its neighboring community depend on fishing as a source of
economic power
ceremonies 
ceremonies are a vital source of transmission of culture and it gives relief to the
cultural society as the zeal of participating in them impresses on the minds, the effects
of culture. There are different rites because of belief about nature and natural
phenomena
example the way one community carries out  a marriage ceremony differ from how
the other society caries out the same ceremony and those who are involved

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