culture

1. Steps to understanding

2. Culture is…

• Culture is the
characteristics and
knowledge of a particular
group of people,
including language,
religion, cuisine, social
habits, music and arts.
• Culture can be defined as
all the ways of life
including arts, beliefs and
institutions of a
population that are
passed down from
generation to generation.
As such, it includes
codes of manners, dress,
language, religion, norms
of behaviour such as law
and morality, and
systems of belief as well
as the art.

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4. One of the main elements of culture

• Every country and every nation has
its own traditions and customs.
They play an important role for a
civilization and character of its
citizens and society. It helps in
striking the balance with nature,
conservation of natural resources
and respecting each other. They
also reflect the history of the
country and its cultural and
religious traditions.

5. People understand it differently

• There are different
definitions of the term
«culture». It can be a
culture of a nation or a
«high culture», which
includes art, music and
cinema. But anyway
the term "culture"
refers to the universal
human capacity and
activities to classify,
codify and
communicate their
experiences materially
and symbolically.

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7. Cultural values

• Cultural values are important
to the organized nature of
culture. A cultural value can
be defined as a widely belief
that some activities,
relationships, feelings, or
goals are important to the
community’s identity or well
being.
• Values are culturally
determined. This means that
they are learned from social
interaction mainly from our
families and friends, in
settings such as schools and
churches.

8. «High culture»

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• High culture includes
literature, music, visual arts
and cinema. Defining art it is
an expression that is created
by humans who have an
imagination of a visual form
such as a painting or a
sculpture. Visual arts are
something that has to be
seen, such as paintings or
photographs. Another form of
art is music people listen to
music everyday. Also known
in the visual arts family is
architecture. It is known for its
planning and designing of
buildings and homes.
Literature is a form of speech
and writing. We use literature
for language, such as
commutating with words.

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