CLA233H1 Lecture : The Historical Beginnings of Roman Society.docx
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Culture: the distinctive ideas, customs, social behavior, products or way of love of a particular nation, society, people or period. Hence: a society of groups characterized by such customs, etc. Two types of culture: material cultuare: physical objects, places etc, non-material culture: ideas, ideologies, languages etc. Society: the state or conditions of living in company with other people; the system of customs and organization adopted by a group of people for harmonious coexistence or mutual benefit. Although societies are made up of different cultures, they combine together to make together one super culture or society. People who share the same cultural traits may not think of themselves as part of the same culture. Matters with tradition and what you practice. When we study roman culture and society, we look at a very narrow subset of the society: usually the culture of the rich, political influential members of society.
