Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Culture vs. Society Handout From Monday 4/18 Class

 
Culture:
1. The arts; collectively: art, music, literature, and related intellectual activities, considered collectively
"Culture is necessary for a healthy society."


2. Knowledge and sophistication: enlightenment and sophistication acquired through education and exposure to the arts
"They are people of culture."
3. Shared beliefs and values of group: the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people
"Southeast Asian culture"
4. People with shared beliefs and practices: a group of people whose shared beliefs and practices identify the particular place, class, or time to which they belong


5. Shared attitudes: a particular set of attitudes that characterizes a group of people
"The company tries hard to avoid a blame culture."
Society:
1. relationships among groups: the sum of social relationships among groups of humans or animals


2. structured community of people: a structured community of people bound together by similar traditions, institutions, or nationality


3. customs of a community: the customs of a community and the way it is organized, e.g. its class structure
"the role of women in society"
4. subset of community: a particular section of a community that is distinguished by particular qualities
"In those days, the subject was never mentioned in polite society."
5. prominent people: the prominent or fashionable people in a community, or their social life


6. companionship: the state of being with other people
"seek the society of coworkers"
7. group sharing interests: an organized group of people who share an interest, aim, or profession

Culture vs. Society

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