MEANING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
CONTENT- Meaning of Culture
- Components of Culture - Material and Non-material Culture
Meaning of Culture
Culture is the total way of life of a group of people that distinguishes them from others. It includes people’s beliefs, their works of art and craft, the language they speak, the tools they make, their ways of dressing, the technology they develop and the various institutions they set up to achieve societal goals. A society can have different cultures. In a rural environment, the culture is homogenous while in an urban area, the culture is heterogeneous.You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following:
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