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Culture vs. Society

Culture is defined as the set of values, beliefs, behaviors, and products unique to a particular group that are passed down between generations. It provides a blueprint for a society's way of life. A society consists of the people who share a common culture. Culture includes both material aspects like homes and cities, as well as non-material aspects like social roles and language. Religion demonstrates a society's spiritual beliefs and morals. Different forms of government maintain social order. High culture refers to the experiences of high social classes, while popular culture is mainstream and accessible to most. Subcultures are smaller cultural groups within a larger culture, while countercultures reject some of the larger culture's norms. Cultural diversity is valuable but

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Culture vs. Society

Culture is defined as the set of values, beliefs, behaviors, and products unique to a particular group that are passed down between generations. It provides a blueprint for a society's way of life. A society consists of the people who share a common culture. Culture includes both material aspects like homes and cities, as well as non-material aspects like social roles and language. Religion demonstrates a society's spiritual beliefs and morals. Different forms of government maintain social order. High culture refers to the experiences of high social classes, while popular culture is mainstream and accessible to most. Subcultures are smaller cultural groups within a larger culture, while countercultures reject some of the larger culture's norms. Cultural diversity is valuable but

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CULTURE

Definition :
 Culture is the set of values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals,
behaviors, customs, products, and organizations unique to a particular group of
people and that are transmitted  from generation to generation.

Often defined as a set of rules, because each culture provides a “blueprint” for its
standard of living.
 Society  :
is defined as a community or group of people having common traditions,
institutions, and interests.( For example, people living in arctic climates developed
different cultures from those living in desert cultures.)

Culture Vs. Society  


 Culture and society are intricately related. 
 A culture consists of the “objects” of a society, whereas a society consists of the
people who share a common culture. In today's world, these terms have lost
some of their usefulness.

Material Culture

It includes homes, neighborhoods, cities, schools, churches, synagogues, temples,


mosques, offices, factories.

 Non Material culture:  the intangible things produced by a culture.


 The parts of culture you cannot touch, feel, taste, or hold. 
Common examples include social roles,  rules, ethics, beliefs, or even
language.
RELIGION :
 It demonstrates a society’s morals and beliefs about humanity’s spirituality and
reasons for existing .
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT :
 The structures created by societies to maintain order. 
 Types of governments : 
Democracy: people have supreme power
Republic: people choose leaders to represent them
Dictatorship: a ruler or group holds power by force

High Culture vs. Popular Culture :


High culture :

describes the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in the highest
class segments of a society. People often associate high culture with intellectualism,
political power, and prestige .
Popular culture:
 refers to the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in mainstream
society and are accessible to most people

Subculture vs. Counterculture :


 A subculture is smaller cultural group within a larger culture; people of a
subculture are part of the larger culture but also share a specific identity within a
smaller group.
 Countercultures are a type of subculture that rejects some of the larger
culture’s norms and values.

 The importance of cultural diversity can be interpreted on the basis of these


related actions:
 Recognizing that there is a large amount of cultures that exist
 Respecting each other’s differences
 Acknowledging that all cultural expressions are valid
 Valuing what cultures have to bring to the table
 Empowering diverse groups to contribute
Celebrating differences, not just tolerating.

What are the advantage and disadvantages of living in a multicultural


society?
ADVANTAGES
Inhabitants can learn much tolerance on other ethnicities as well as customs.
Living in a multicultural society setting may offer an individual the opportunity to enlarge
one’s cognitive thinking and also one can gain knowledge of foreign languages
Multicultural society gives an individual an upper hand of understanding new cultures which
raise one’s awareness with regard to the world’s issues.
Disadvantages
The culture of the host society tends to fade away as a result of multiculturalism so as to
embrace the different cultures.
Multicultural society brings about cultural differences which may divide society.

Ethnic with minorities may suffer racial disadvantage on a multi-ethnic setting .

Must vs Have to
Must is used to describe something that the speaker thinks is NECESSARY to
do.
You must eat less candy
I must try to excercise more
 We can also use must to express STRONG ADVICE. 
You must see this film! It’s amazing.

Have to : We can use have to in all verb forms (present, past, perfect tenses,
etc)
She has had to work at the weekends since she started working.
I had to cancel the meeting.
It is used to  describe an OBLIGATION, a RULE, something that is
NECESSARY.
You have to drive on the left in england.
I will have to get uo early  tomorrow. The exam is at 8.

 
 Should (not) vs Ought (not) to:
Should is used to give advice, or an opinion about what we think is right or
wrong. 
 You should go to the therapist. 
 I think schools shouldn’t offer soft drinks to their students.
 Should is not as strong as MUST or HAVE TO.
 You should be patient with me. (= advice)
  You must be patient with me. (=strong advice)
PS: 
Ought to has the same meaning of should, although it is more formal and not as
common.
 You ought to go to the therapist. 
 You ought not to be so strict with your daughter.

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