Cultural functions
The customs, traditions, attitudes, values, norms, ideas and symbols govern human behavior pattern during the life of a person. The members of society not only endorse them but also mould their behavior accordingly. They are the members of the society because of the traditions and customs which are common and which are passed down from generation to generation through the process of socialization. These common patterns define different cultures and it is in terms of culture that we are able to understand the specific behavior pattern of human beings in their social life and interactions. Cultural ideas can be studied carefully from social life.
Culture provides a set of rules to ensure co-operation of the individuals of …show more content…
All inhabitants corroborate and value each other. Relationships are powerful. One-to-one connections with the inhabitants of the city are the foundation for change. And building relationships with people from different cultures and valuing them is important in building diverse communities that are powerful enough to achieve significant goals- This principle aims at bringing all individuals closer to one another so as to make this society a friendlier place to stay in. Relationships play a very important role in the lives of people. People who have more and more relationships have more people to talk to and share their feelings with. A human being can live in a much better was if he or she has more people around him or her. One to one connections with people in the society can make the society’s environment more healthy and fun to live in. Many people that interact with one another on a daily basis belong to different cultures and religions and have different beliefs from one another. In a society it is necessary that each person respects and values the other person cultural upbringing even if it is different from their own way of thinking. By doing so the society becomes tolerant and more diverse. When people of different cultures and beliefs come together the society becomes a better place to live in and not only that it is more powerful to achieve developmental goals together as a group which is not possible when the society is fragmented into different parts and …show more content…
The differences can be based on gender, age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social status. Cultural diversity is also known as multiculturalism and it is a group of diverse individuals from different cultures or societies. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public, negotiating style, etc. In America, people stand about eighteen inches apart when they are engaged in a normal conversation; they prefer very direct eye contact and negotiate very directly. In other cultures they may stand closer or farther than we are comfortable, may view direct eye contact as rude, be more or less open to displaying body language and negotiate more indirectly. All these differences are due to ones culture and is just the way that people have been brought up and taught to do since their childhood. It is the duty of each individual to accept people the way they are and become more tolerant towards people belonging to different cultural and social backgrounds. Cultural diversity makes every country richer by making it a more interesting place to live
The customs, traditions, attitudes, values, norms, ideas and symbols govern human behavior pattern during the life of a person. The members of society not only endorse them but also mould their behavior accordingly. They are the members of the society because of the traditions and customs which are common and which are passed down from generation to generation through the process of socialization. These common patterns define different cultures and it is in terms of culture that we are able to understand the specific behavior pattern of human beings in their social life and interactions. Cultural ideas can be studied carefully from social life.
Culture provides a set of rules to ensure co-operation of the individuals of …show more content…
All inhabitants corroborate and value each other. Relationships are powerful. One-to-one connections with the inhabitants of the city are the foundation for change. And building relationships with people from different cultures and valuing them is important in building diverse communities that are powerful enough to achieve significant goals- This principle aims at bringing all individuals closer to one another so as to make this society a friendlier place to stay in. Relationships play a very important role in the lives of people. People who have more and more relationships have more people to talk to and share their feelings with. A human being can live in a much better was if he or she has more people around him or her. One to one connections with people in the society can make the society’s environment more healthy and fun to live in. Many people that interact with one another on a daily basis belong to different cultures and religions and have different beliefs from one another. In a society it is necessary that each person respects and values the other person cultural upbringing even if it is different from their own way of thinking. By doing so the society becomes tolerant and more diverse. When people of different cultures and beliefs come together the society becomes a better place to live in and not only that it is more powerful to achieve developmental goals together as a group which is not possible when the society is fragmented into different parts and …show more content…
The differences can be based on gender, age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social status. Cultural diversity is also known as multiculturalism and it is a group of diverse individuals from different cultures or societies. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public, negotiating style, etc. In America, people stand about eighteen inches apart when they are engaged in a normal conversation; they prefer very direct eye contact and negotiate very directly. In other cultures they may stand closer or farther than we are comfortable, may view direct eye contact as rude, be more or less open to displaying body language and negotiate more indirectly. All these differences are due to ones culture and is just the way that people have been brought up and taught to do since their childhood. It is the duty of each individual to accept people the way they are and become more tolerant towards people belonging to different cultural and social backgrounds. Cultural diversity makes every country richer by making it a more interesting place to live