Culture and cultural norms

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Layers of culture

National culture Subcultures - ethnic, religious or linguistic differences Class, gender, institutional and counter cultures

Objective and subjective aspects of culture

Objective - food, religious buildings subjective - norms, beliefs, attitudes

Levels of culture

Surface culture - changes relatively rapidly such music or fashion Deep culture - slow to change such as values or religious beliefs

define the term culture

a dynamic system of rules, explicit and implicit, established by groups in order to ensure survival

define the cultural norm

behavior patterns typical to specific groups passed down from generation to generation


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