UNIT 2:

DEFINING
CULTURE AND
SOCIETY
ASPECTS
OF
CULTURE
LESSON 3:
ASPECTS
OF
CULTURE
  ART
includes the expression
or application of human
creative skill and
imagination.
The arts exemplify
human expression
influenced by culture and
conversely may change
culture.
The arts are a vivid
manifestation of the
person‘s creative instinct.
 MAJOR
COMPONENTS OF
ARTS
literary arts
performing arts
culinary arts
media arts
visual arts.
 LANGUAGE
 a system of communication
used by a particular society.
 It is the most important tool of
verbal communication and it
is the area where cultural
differences play its role
 In order to have a better
understanding of different
cultures it is required to have
knowledge of their languages
as well.
 FOOD
 Food is any substance
consumed to provide
nutritional support for the
body.
 It is one of the best ways to
truly experience local culture.
 Food is a huge deal when it
comes to culture.
 Nearly every culture has its
own food, and its own
customs associated with
eating food.
  GOVERNMENT
prominent aspect
of culture which
refers to the
aggregate of
persons or groups
of persons
exercising control
and authority in the
society.
 …GOVERNMENT
Through politics,
government leaders
are elected, appointed,
or installed by armed
force.
Governments have
the power to make,
interpret, and enforce
the rules and decisions
that determine how
countries are run.
COSTUME
distinguishing aspect
of culture
the distinctive style
of dress of an
individual or group
that reflects their
class, gender,
profession, ethnicity,
or nationality.
 …COSTUME
The amount and
type of clothing worn
depends on physical,
social and
geographic
considerations.
Some clothing types
can be gender
specific.
 RELIGIONS
a unified system of
beliefs and practices
relative to sacred things.
Its structural features
include a body of ideas,
beliefs, doctrines, rituals,
and ceremonies.
religions are rationalized
and systematized
theologies and creeds
 …RELIGION
Religion can be
explained as a set of
beliefs concerning the
cause, nature, and
purpose of the universe
usually involving
devotional and ritual
observances, and often
containing a moral code
governing the conduct
of human affairs.
 EDUCATION
the process of teaching
or learning
is oftentimes associated
with a place or a
building where boys
and girls go almost
every day carrying
books, notebooks in
order to attend classes
and learn from the
teachers
 …EDUCATION
Sociologically,
education is a social
process wherein an
individual is
socialized and
learns culture.
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