Society and Culture

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Persons Every person is a unique individual, but each develops in a social setting in which they are influenced by, and interact with, other persons. The process of communication is one of these fundamental interactions. Society Society is made up of people, groups, networks, institutions, organisations and systems. These aspects of society may include local, national and international patterns of relationships. People belong to informal and formal groups, and within and between these groups there are patterns of interactions. Culture Culture refers to the knowledge, ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that give each society its coherence and its distinctive way of life. Culture is demonstrated by the beliefs, customs, values, laws, arts, technology and artefacts people generate and use as they interpret meaning from their world and solve present and future problems. Environment Every society is located in a particular physical setting. The attitudes and values people have in regard to their environment greatly affect interactions between the person, society, culture, and environment. Environments present societies with both opportunities and restraints. Time Every person, society and environment is located in time and is changing through time. Our perceptions of time as past, present and future are also important for social enquiry and action. These perceptions draw on past events that influence our present. They need not, however, determine our future. We can perceive a range of possible futures that can assist our decision-making. Quantitative Methodologies: •are removed from the original data •result in numerical data, tables, graphs and diagrams •use survey questionnaires and statistics as their main techniques •enable the collection of highly specific data from large populations •are easy to compare with other studies •rely heavily on the researcher’s
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