Transcript 5 Components of Culture

5 Components
of Culture
Sociology
Ms. Shipp
Learning Intention
 TIW – describe and identify examples of
the 5 components of culture
 SIC – analyze various cultures and
subcultures
 IKW – I can list the 5 components and
give an example of each
What do you mean,
Components?
 Component = part
 Components of culture are aspects that
sociologists look at when studying a
culture or group of people
#1 – Language
(pp. 77-79)
 What language do they speak?
 How is it used?
 What does it say about the culture?
i.e. – Atlanta – 1 word for snow
Colorado – 2-4 words
Inuits – about 12 words
 Slang? (that’s so fetch) ;)
#2 – Norms
(pp. 81-88)
 Norm – rules defining acceptable and
unacceptable behavior for a given culture
 3 types – folkways, mores, laws
 Vary in importance and often based on a
culture’s values, morals, and beliefs
Please and
thankyou 
#3 – Values
(pp. 89-91)
 Values – broad ideas about what is good
or desirable shared by people in a group
 They influence behavior
 What are the basic values in the United
States?
# 4 – Symbols
(pp. 77)
 Symbols – things that stand for or
represent something else
 Shared meaning
 Can be physical object, language,
gesture
 What are some symbols of American
culture?
#5 – Physical Objects
(pp. 92-3)
 Physical objects – concrete objects of a
culture – you can touch them
 American flag is both a physical object
and a symbol
Material v. Nonmaterial
Culture
 Material Culture – physical objects you
can touch
 Nonmaterial – intangible; can’t touch it
i.e. – beliefs, values
Material or nonmaterial?
Dollar bill
Religion
National Anthem
Morals
Constitution
Art
Assignment:
 Analyze the culture of WHS
using 5 Components