TYPES, ELEMENTS AND

ASPECTS OF CULTURE
 DEFINITION

TYPES

CULTURE ELEMENTS

ASPECTS
DEFINITION
• A product of human interaction
• A social heritage that is complexed
and socially transmitted
• Provide socially acceptable
patterns for meeting biological and
social needs
• A distinguishing factor

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DEFINITION
• An established pattern of behavior
• Cumulative
• Meaningful human being

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TYPES
NON-MATERIAL
o IDEAS
o LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS
o RELIGION
o BEHAVIOR GESTURE AND HABITS

MATERIAL
o TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS
o ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURES
o FASHION AND ACCESSORIES
o FOOD

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ELEMENTS
KNOWLEDGE BELIEFS SOCIAL NORMS

o It refers to any o The perception o Established

information of accepted expectations of
received and reality society as to how
a person is
perceived to be o Reality refers to
supposed to act
true the existence of depending on the
things whether requirements of
material or non- the time, place,
material or situation

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 FOLKWAYS
The patterns of repetitive
behavior which becomes
habitual and conventional
part of living
SOCIAL NORMS
MORES
Set of ethical standards and
moral obligations as dictates
of reason that distinguishing
human acts TECHNOLOGY
VALUES Practical application of
Anything held to be knowledge in converting
relatively worthy, important, raw materials into finished
desirable, or valuable product.
ASPECTS
• Dynamic, Flexible, and
Adaptive
• Shared and Contested
• Learning through Socialization
and Enculturation
• Patterned Social Interaction
• Integrated and at times
unstable

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ASPECTS
• Transmitted through
Socialization and
Enculturation
• Requires Language and other
forms of Communication

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Let’s shake things up!

Role Playing
Guidelines
Choose one from the aspects of culture for the focus of their play.
It will also include one social norms in their society.
It will show the use of non-material and material culture
The play should last not less than 5mins but not exceed to 10mins

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Rubrics for Scoring

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