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Lecture No: 05
Course Facilitator: Khurshid Alam Swati
University of Swat, Swat
Email your query to:
Khurshidalamswati@yahoo.com
Importance of culture
The elements of culture
Characteristics/Importance of
Culture
1. Culture is social
 Culture does not exist in isolation
 It is a product of society
 It develops through social interaction
 No man can acquire culture without
association with others
(Man becomes a man only among men)
© Khurshid Alam Swati 2
2. Culture is shared
Culture is a social and not individual heritage of
man
One has to learn the tradition, customs as the
society in which he is living
Culture is not something that an individual
alone can possess
 For example, customs, traditions, beliefs, ideas,
values, morale etc are all shared by people of a
group or society
The culture is shared by the social interaction
© Khurshid Alam Swati 3
3. Culture is learned
Culture is learned or acquired after birth and
through life consciously or unconsciously through
agents influencing directly or indirectly on
individuals. It is not innate
Culture is often called "learned ways of behavior“
Unlearned behavior is not culture. But shaking
hands, saying thanks' or “Starymashy”, dressing
etc are cultural behavior
Any normal baby can be placed into any family
on earth and grow up to learn their culture and
accept it as his or her own
© Khurshid Alam Swati 4
4. Culture Is an Adaptive Mechanism
Culture is adopted, you can’t create it
It has given us a major selective advantage in
the competition for survival with other life
forms
Culture has been a highly successful adaptive
mechanism for our species
 E.g. Efficient hunting skills, Fire use,
Clothing, Warm/Cold housing, Agriculture,
and Commerce
© Khurshid Alam Swati 5
5. Culture is transmitted
Culture is transmitted from one generation
to another generation during the process
of socialization and is disseminated among
members of society
Language is the main vehicle of culture
Language in different form makes it
possible for the present generation to
understand the achievement of earlier
generations
© Khurshid Alam Swati 6
6. Culture is continuous and cumulative
Culture exists as a continuous process
In its historical growth it tends to
become cumulative
Sociologist Linton called culture “the
social heritage” of man
It becomes difficult for us to imagine
what society would be like without
culture
© Khurshid Alam Swati 7
7. Culture varies from society to society -
Uniqueness
All the societies in the world have culture but
each society has a different culture from one
another
 E.g. Pakistani Culture, Pashtoon Culture, Balooch
Culture, African culture, Western culture
Culture of every society is unique to itself
Cultures are not uniform. Cultural elements like
customs, traditions, morale, values, beliefs are
not uniform everywhere
Culture varies from time to time and place to
place also
© Khurshid Alam Swati 8
8. Culture Gives Us a Range of Permissible Behavior
Patterns
Culture gives us a range of permissible
behavior patterns – what you can do
and what you can’t do
 E.g.
 Traditional dress and its limitations in
Pashtoon Society
 Mustache for man and specific gown for
females
 Abortion and cloning paradox
© Khurshid Alam Swati 9
9. Culture is dynamic
No culture ever remains constant or changeless
It is subject to slow but constant change
Addition of new traits and vanishing of old traits
The rate of change and the aspects of culture that
change varies from society to society
 For instance, people in Germany generally are eager to
adopt new words from other languages, especially from
American English
 While many French people are reluctant to it because of
the threat of "corrupting" their own language
© Khurshid Alam Swati 10
Cont’d
This North American woman considers her dog to be a
close friend and essentially a member of her own
family. In the Muslim world, dogs are generally
considered to be dirty animals that are likely to be
kicked if they get in the way
There commonly is a resistance to major changes
 For example, many men in North America and Europe resisted
the increase in economic and political opportunities for women
over the last century because of the far ranging consequences
 It inevitably changed the nature of marriage, the family, and
the lives of all men. It also significantly altered the workplace
as well as the legal system and the decisions made by
governments © Khurshid Alam Swati 11
10. People Usually are not Aware of Their
Culture
People are unaware of their own culture until they
meet or spent time with other culture follower
The common response in all societies to other
cultures is to judge them in terms of the values
and customs of their own familiar culture
Some knowledge is limited largely to particular
social classes, occupations, religious groups, or
other special purpose associations
Alien culture traits are often viewed as being not
just different but inferior, less sensible, and even
"unnatural."
 For example, European cultures strongly condemn
other societies that practice polygamy and the eating
of dogs © Khurshid Alam Swati 12
11. Culture tells us basic values
Culture tells us basic values and norms
of a society
 E.g. Marriage, business, other day to day activities
It tells us what you can do and can’t do
in a particular situation
It tells us ethics of a particular society
© Khurshid Alam Swati 13
Other Characteristics
Culture is found everywhere in this world but in different
shape
Only human beings posses the culture, other animals do
not posses it. Man has created the culture during the
process of controlling himself, others and nature
Culture is idealistic – it stands for ideal norms of human
behavior toward which persons are expected to strive
Culture is accumulating. It goes on increasing in size, act
to the funds of his knowledge, regarding the science or
literature in each generation. This knowledge is preserved
in the form of books, films and pictures
© Khurshid Alam Swati 14
The Adaptation Stages
1. Honeymoon
2. Initial confrontation
3. Adjustment crisis
4. Recovery
© Khurshid Alam Swati 15
The Adaptation Stages
© Khurshid Alam Swati 16
STAGE SITUATION APPROACH REACTION
Honeymoon
First exciting
contact with
new culture
Observe
Excitement;
Curiosity;
Slight
concern
Initial
confrontation
-
argumentation
First
intensive
feeling with
new culture
Solve
problems in
familiar ways
Confusion;
Puzzled
about;
Others
behaviour
The Adaptation Stages
© Khurshid Alam Swati 17
STAGE SITUATION APPROACH REACTION
Adjustment
crisis
Problems
intensify
Experimentatio
n with new
behaviours
Frustration;
Anger;
Confusion
about
Recovery
Sense of
belonging to
culture
emerges
New
strategies to
help one
function
effectively
New culture is
understandabl
e;
Enjoying
many aspect
of it
Components of Culture
© Khurshid Alam Swati 18
• All cultures have five common components:
a. Symbols,
b. Language,
c. Values and beliefs,
d. Norms, and
e. Material culture, including technology
•Symbols are defined as anything that carries a
particular meaning recognized by people who
share culture. The meaning of the same symbols
varies from society to society, within a single
society, and over time.

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International Business Management - Lecture No 05

  • 1. Lecture No: 05 Course Facilitator: Khurshid Alam Swati University of Swat, Swat Email your query to: Khurshidalamswati@yahoo.com Importance of culture The elements of culture
  • 2. Characteristics/Importance of Culture 1. Culture is social  Culture does not exist in isolation  It is a product of society  It develops through social interaction  No man can acquire culture without association with others (Man becomes a man only among men) © Khurshid Alam Swati 2
  • 3. 2. Culture is shared Culture is a social and not individual heritage of man One has to learn the tradition, customs as the society in which he is living Culture is not something that an individual alone can possess  For example, customs, traditions, beliefs, ideas, values, morale etc are all shared by people of a group or society The culture is shared by the social interaction © Khurshid Alam Swati 3
  • 4. 3. Culture is learned Culture is learned or acquired after birth and through life consciously or unconsciously through agents influencing directly or indirectly on individuals. It is not innate Culture is often called "learned ways of behavior“ Unlearned behavior is not culture. But shaking hands, saying thanks' or “Starymashy”, dressing etc are cultural behavior Any normal baby can be placed into any family on earth and grow up to learn their culture and accept it as his or her own © Khurshid Alam Swati 4
  • 5. 4. Culture Is an Adaptive Mechanism Culture is adopted, you can’t create it It has given us a major selective advantage in the competition for survival with other life forms Culture has been a highly successful adaptive mechanism for our species  E.g. Efficient hunting skills, Fire use, Clothing, Warm/Cold housing, Agriculture, and Commerce © Khurshid Alam Swati 5
  • 6. 5. Culture is transmitted Culture is transmitted from one generation to another generation during the process of socialization and is disseminated among members of society Language is the main vehicle of culture Language in different form makes it possible for the present generation to understand the achievement of earlier generations © Khurshid Alam Swati 6
  • 7. 6. Culture is continuous and cumulative Culture exists as a continuous process In its historical growth it tends to become cumulative Sociologist Linton called culture “the social heritage” of man It becomes difficult for us to imagine what society would be like without culture © Khurshid Alam Swati 7
  • 8. 7. Culture varies from society to society - Uniqueness All the societies in the world have culture but each society has a different culture from one another  E.g. Pakistani Culture, Pashtoon Culture, Balooch Culture, African culture, Western culture Culture of every society is unique to itself Cultures are not uniform. Cultural elements like customs, traditions, morale, values, beliefs are not uniform everywhere Culture varies from time to time and place to place also © Khurshid Alam Swati 8
  • 9. 8. Culture Gives Us a Range of Permissible Behavior Patterns Culture gives us a range of permissible behavior patterns – what you can do and what you can’t do  E.g.  Traditional dress and its limitations in Pashtoon Society  Mustache for man and specific gown for females  Abortion and cloning paradox © Khurshid Alam Swati 9
  • 10. 9. Culture is dynamic No culture ever remains constant or changeless It is subject to slow but constant change Addition of new traits and vanishing of old traits The rate of change and the aspects of culture that change varies from society to society  For instance, people in Germany generally are eager to adopt new words from other languages, especially from American English  While many French people are reluctant to it because of the threat of "corrupting" their own language © Khurshid Alam Swati 10
  • 11. Cont’d This North American woman considers her dog to be a close friend and essentially a member of her own family. In the Muslim world, dogs are generally considered to be dirty animals that are likely to be kicked if they get in the way There commonly is a resistance to major changes  For example, many men in North America and Europe resisted the increase in economic and political opportunities for women over the last century because of the far ranging consequences  It inevitably changed the nature of marriage, the family, and the lives of all men. It also significantly altered the workplace as well as the legal system and the decisions made by governments © Khurshid Alam Swati 11
  • 12. 10. People Usually are not Aware of Their Culture People are unaware of their own culture until they meet or spent time with other culture follower The common response in all societies to other cultures is to judge them in terms of the values and customs of their own familiar culture Some knowledge is limited largely to particular social classes, occupations, religious groups, or other special purpose associations Alien culture traits are often viewed as being not just different but inferior, less sensible, and even "unnatural."  For example, European cultures strongly condemn other societies that practice polygamy and the eating of dogs © Khurshid Alam Swati 12
  • 13. 11. Culture tells us basic values Culture tells us basic values and norms of a society  E.g. Marriage, business, other day to day activities It tells us what you can do and can’t do in a particular situation It tells us ethics of a particular society © Khurshid Alam Swati 13
  • 14. Other Characteristics Culture is found everywhere in this world but in different shape Only human beings posses the culture, other animals do not posses it. Man has created the culture during the process of controlling himself, others and nature Culture is idealistic – it stands for ideal norms of human behavior toward which persons are expected to strive Culture is accumulating. It goes on increasing in size, act to the funds of his knowledge, regarding the science or literature in each generation. This knowledge is preserved in the form of books, films and pictures © Khurshid Alam Swati 14
  • 15. The Adaptation Stages 1. Honeymoon 2. Initial confrontation 3. Adjustment crisis 4. Recovery © Khurshid Alam Swati 15
  • 16. The Adaptation Stages © Khurshid Alam Swati 16 STAGE SITUATION APPROACH REACTION Honeymoon First exciting contact with new culture Observe Excitement; Curiosity; Slight concern Initial confrontation - argumentation First intensive feeling with new culture Solve problems in familiar ways Confusion; Puzzled about; Others behaviour
  • 17. The Adaptation Stages © Khurshid Alam Swati 17 STAGE SITUATION APPROACH REACTION Adjustment crisis Problems intensify Experimentatio n with new behaviours Frustration; Anger; Confusion about Recovery Sense of belonging to culture emerges New strategies to help one function effectively New culture is understandabl e; Enjoying many aspect of it
  • 18. Components of Culture © Khurshid Alam Swati 18 • All cultures have five common components: a. Symbols, b. Language, c. Values and beliefs, d. Norms, and e. Material culture, including technology •Symbols are defined as anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share culture. The meaning of the same symbols varies from society to society, within a single society, and over time.