Traits of Culture — Presentation Transcript

[Angelina David]

1. The Seven Traits of Culture
2. What is culture?Culture is all the things that make up a people’s way of life.
3. The Seven Elements of CultureGovernment: provides for the common needs or protection, order and safetyReligion: Answers the basic questions about the meaning and purpose of life
4. The Seven Elements of CultureCustoms and Traditions: accepted rules of behaviors and traditional practices of a cultureSocial Organization: how people and places are divided into smaller, more manageable ones
5. The Seven Elements of CultureArts: dance, drama, literature, music and visual arts of a cultureEconomy: how people use limited resources to satisfy basic wants and needs
6. The Seven Elements of CultureLanguage: the way thoughts, feelings and knowledge are passed on. Language is NOT always verbal!