What is Culture

Socialization

How we learn how to behave in different situations.

Shared meaning

Ideas that people in the same groups have and share.

Culture

The customs and traditions of a people passed from person to person.

Subculture

A group of people who value the same things based on common life experiences and situations. A smaller piece of the larger culture.

Anthropologist

A social scientist of who studies culture.

Values

The usefulness and importance of something in a culture. Certain cultures *value* things more so than other cultures, for example, in Canada the highest crime that you can commit is murder, because in Canada, they value life.

Universal culture

Things that are common among all cultures. For example: Law family groups Music Marriage Education Friendship Dance

traditional culture

Traditions of culture that have been practiced over many years by a group of people.

Agents of socialization

We learn how to behave through the following: 1) Family 2) Community 3) School 4) Clubs, teams, and other organizations 5) Government 6) Religious groups 7) Mass media 8) Peer groups All of the above can be defined as _______of socialization.

Traditions

are the customs, beliefs, opinions, and stories passed down from one generation to another.