Elements Of Culture

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Elements of Culture Assignment What are elements of culture? Your assignment is to think about and give two examples of culture from your OWN life in each of the following areas: • Behavior/Attitudes • Traditions/Customs • Food • Music • Language • Clothing • Literature • Art – Painting/Sculpture/Performing • Beliefs/Religion That means in total you will have 18 examples. Additionally, you need to give a brief explanation (2 to 3 sentences) for each and every example. Remember when giving the examples these need to correlate to YOUR own personal cultural heritage. What are elements of culture? As a child growing up, behaviors and attitudes have been instilled upon me to live by The Golden Rule – to deal with others in our human society as you would want to be treated yourself. I believe that you should respect others and live as peaceably as you can with them. You should also follow the laws of the land and respect authority. Because of my religious beliefs, there are not that many traditions or customs that I follow. With the exception of attending our Christian meetings, two times a week and studying and preparing for them. It has also always been our custom as a family to eat our dinner together every night. In regards to food, we have no restrictions other than eating in moderation and striving to eat as healthy as possible. The only restriction we have is abstaining from blood as brought out in the Bible at Acts 15: 28, 29. Because of the wide variety of nationalities in my family, we eat a wide variety of dishes from various lands. My family has always been musically inclined, from the beginning, I remember getting out of the bath tub and my dad playing “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archie’s on his stereo. Both of my parents have played in bands, so there has always been some type of musical instrument in our house. Growing up, it would always

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