CULTURAL &
DIVERSITY
TOPIC 2
CULTURE & SOCIAL STRUCTURE
, The origin of the Latin word cultura is clear. It is a
derivative of the verb colo (infinitive colere),
meaning “to tend,” “to cultivate,” and “to till,”
among other things (Tucker, 1931)
“the set of common beliefs and practices that a
person shares with a group” (Robins et al., 2006)
DEFINITION The values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols,
CULTURE rituals, behaviors and customs unique to a particular
group of people and that are passed down from
generation to generation
Cultural identity is how people recognize where they
belong
,THE
CONCEPT
OF
CULTURE
TOPIC 2
CULTURE & SOCIAL
STRUCTURE
, CONCEPT OF
CULTURE
Edward Tylor's 1871 work,
Primitive Culture, which
includes the first formal
definition of culture:
Culture or Civilization, .... is
that complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief,
art, morals, law, custom and
any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as a
member of society.
Culture was reduced to
separable traits.
DIVERSITY
TOPIC 2
CULTURE & SOCIAL STRUCTURE
, The origin of the Latin word cultura is clear. It is a
derivative of the verb colo (infinitive colere),
meaning “to tend,” “to cultivate,” and “to till,”
among other things (Tucker, 1931)
“the set of common beliefs and practices that a
person shares with a group” (Robins et al., 2006)
DEFINITION The values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols,
CULTURE rituals, behaviors and customs unique to a particular
group of people and that are passed down from
generation to generation
Cultural identity is how people recognize where they
belong
,THE
CONCEPT
OF
CULTURE
TOPIC 2
CULTURE & SOCIAL
STRUCTURE
, CONCEPT OF
CULTURE
Edward Tylor's 1871 work,
Primitive Culture, which
includes the first formal
definition of culture:
Culture or Civilization, .... is
that complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief,
art, morals, law, custom and
any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as a
member of society.
Culture was reduced to
separable traits.
