Society, Culture and Civilization. What they mean?
Posted by khuram on December 29, 2008
If members of same species live together and facilitate each other’s lives by performing their specific role, then they constitute SOCIETY.
Not only humans, many animals also live in “societies”.
Term CULTURE should be specific to only human societies. Culture is the “material” and “immaterial” LOOKS of any human society.
Housing arrangements, types of buildings, roads and streets, means of communication, means of production of goods and services, level of technology, type of dressing, types of foods etc. etc. constitute the MATERIAL CULTURE of human societies.
On the other hand; language, idologies, beliefs, religion, customs, traditions, music, art etc. constitute IMMATERIAL CULTURE of human society.
Civilization means level of political and social organization of human society, level of ethical and moral standards of individuals of society; integrity, honesty and manners of individuals of that society etc.
Umer Toor said
Enjoyed it!
As for the material part, name an invention or skill humans do that non-human creatures cannot….?
Yeah, grace seems to be very reason along with humanities, sciences, “need”/natural urge for theoretical understanding…
(I tried to post a comment last year, but many a times failed to do so…)
khuram said
Material Culture includes only man-made (artificial) things. Can you name any “animal-made” thing…??? Except for some basic tools that Chimps made???