CLA233H1 Lecture : Lecture #1 (Sept. 11) - The Historical Beginnings of Roman Society
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Culture: the distinctive ideas, customs, social behaviour, products, or way of life of a particular nation, society, people, or period. There are two types of culture: material (physical, non material (language, holidays, traditions, etc. ) Each type of culture helps to mold and shape the other: material culture is reflected by non-material and vice versa. Society: the state or condition 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. Sociology defines society" as a group of people who share a common culture and typically occupy the same geographic location and see themselves as a distinct identity. Most societies are made up of many different cultures: the cultures combine to form a superculture" that is, a society. Culture is the subjective process of coming to recognize oneself as a member of a particular group.
