What is commonly defined as a societys way of life and provide the basis for forging identities?

CULTURE- Is loosely defined as a society's way of life, providesthe basis for forging identities.- Allows people to understand themselves in relation toothers and provides them a lens through which they basewhat is considered the "right way" of doing things.- Is one of the important bases that define and influencea society.- Refers to the sets of beliefs, ideas, values, practices,knowledge, history and shared experiences, attitudes, aswell as material objects and possessions accumulatedover time and shared by the members of society.- (E.B. Tylor's concept) it is the complex whole whichencompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws,norms, artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everythingthat a person learns and shares as a member of society.- Lifestyle; complex of a whole (capabilities)- Is a complex of a whole that shared or capabilities likeknowledge beliefs, laws, morals, arts, customs and anyother capabilities and habits acquired by a man as amember of a society. - we cannot find a society without aculture.SOCIETY- Have some form of subcultures.- Refers to a group of people living in a community.- It is a web of social relationship, which is alwayschanging. (MacIver and Page)- Is a group of individuals sharing a common culturegeographical location, and government.- Enable individuals to acquire necessary survival skills,maximize their potential, and share resources.- Group of people interacting in one another andoccupying a territory; culture/goals- Is characterized by the presence of the followingelements:Social solidarity - whereby members of thecommunity live together for mutual benefitShared identity and culture among members thatserve as basis for their patterns of action andbehaviorA common languageA large population and the ability to sustainsucceeding generations of membersDefinite geographical areaPolitical, economic, and social organizationHUNTING AND GATHERINGCommunities date as far back as several millionyears ago and were considered the first societies.The basic social and economic nits were thefamily and local clan which organized huntingand gathering activities and distributed theaccumulated food supply.Small; nomads; cavesHORTICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETIESTheir emergence was brought about by thegradual shift from the hunting-and-gatheringlifestyle to a more sedentary life, and theintroduction of agriculture as a more stable foodproduction method.Horticultural Societies - relied on the cultivationof plants as their primary source of foodPastoral Societies - depended on thedomestication of animals,Plating Seeds; handmade tools (horticulturalsociety)Semi-Nomads; domestication of animals(pastoral society)AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIESAround 10,000 years ago, the development andspread of agriculture led to the emergence ofcivilizations in Mesopotamia and china, and thisbrought about the establishment of agriculturalsocietiesFood production became more efficient due tothe new methods of learning, the invention of

What is commonly defined as a society's way of life and provides the basis for forging identities?

Which refers to the lifelong process of forging identity through interaction?

What is referred as the awareness and acceptance of cultural difference?

Which are shared ideas norms and principles that provide members of society the standards that pertain to what is right or wrong good or bad desirable and undesirable?