Society and Culture

Society and Culture

Culture and society

Culture creates who we are as individuals; it guides us in making every day choices and gives us a foundation on which to live our lives and to run others. Our culture sets us aside from others, making us unique to the eye and to the heart. It gives us values to set the norms we live by, the capability to communicate and the drive to create the technology of which we use day by day.

So what exactly is Culture? Culture is basically a human's society's total way of life; which is learned and shared through generations and it includes values, customs, material objects and symbols. In short it is the very thing that creates who you are. You don't know it but as your culture changes you do you and so do your outlook on life.

There are two major segments of culture: material culture and nonmaterial culture. Material culture includes all physical objects found in a society, while nonmaterial culture are our values traditions and beliefs. Even though they both seem so different they are both linked within each other. Think of it this way; everyone is different; we all have out own beliefs, thoughts, hopes, ambitions, and dreams. Yet many of our feelings beliefs and customs are a reflection of our culture. For example: rats are a problem here in the States, they come in our house unwanted eat our food and carry diseases. Yet in some cultures like in China, rats are considered a meal.

With in each culture is a set of values, values that help create culture. It's like a big circle: values create norms and norms are a large part of culture.

Each culture has its own set of values for example: in the Japanese culture friendship, peace, and respect ...