DEFINITION

SICIO-CULTURAL IS OF, RELATING TO, OR INVOLVING A COMBINATION OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL

FACTORS. SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS ARE CUSTOMS, LIFESTYLES AND VALUES THAT CHARACTERIZE A
SOCIETY OR GROUP.

CULTURAL ASPECTS INCLUDES CONCEPTS OF BEAUTY, EDUCATION, LANGUANGE, LAW AND POLITICSS,
RELIGION, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL CULTURE, VALUES AND ATTITUDES.

SOCIAL FACTORS INCLUDE REFERENCE GROUPS, FAMILY, ROLE, AND STATUS IN SOCIETY, TIME AND
AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

IMPORTANCE

SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE REFERS TO A POINT OF VIEW THAT IS BUILT UPON THE IDEA THAT
SOCIETY AND CULTURE ARE MAJOR FACTORS INFLUENCING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

THERE ARE MANY SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS REFERRING TO MAN; SOME EXAMPLES ARE RELIGION,
ATTITUDES, ECONOMIC STATUS, CLASS, LANGUANGE, POLITICS AND LAW. THESE FACTORES CAN EFFECT
QUALITY LIFEE, BUSINESS AND HEALTH, BUT AS FUTURE ARCHITECTS, WE WILL BE FOCUSING TO WHAT
PLANNING AND DESIGNING ARCHITECTURALLY A COMMUNITY SHOULD BE.