Class 8 Culture
I. Fill In The Blanks:
1. Culture means Cultivate or Tend.
2. Customs means aspect of cultural activities.
3. Unity in Diversity found in India
4. Mutual relationship is found between
culture & society
5. Culture is the Life style transfer of
ideas from generation to generation.
II. Answer The Following In A Sentence:
1. What is culture?
Ans: The word culture is derived from Latin word colere. colere means cultivate
or tend in Latin.
culture means the transfer of knowledge experience, belief, value, behavior, hierarchy, relationship from generation to generation
2. Give examples of the cultural diversity present
in your neighbourhood.
Ans: If we observe people in and around us, we can find varieties of people
with varieties of dress, language, customs, behavior, religions, and practice,
etc.
3. Who divides culture into two groups?
Ans: In order to explain the unique features of culture, Ogburn divides culture
into material and non-material culture.
4. What is material culture?
Ans: The culture is created by human beings by converting natural resources
into man-made structures like a house, building, bridge, road, dam, machines,
production centers, industries, computers technology & others.
5. What is the non-material culture?
Ans: Non-material culture means human achievements, Tradition, belief, ritual
and custom, Moral values, ideals, art, literature, religion language, and many
others are examples of non-material culture and it undergoes slow change.
II. Answer the Following In 4 To 5 Sentences:
1. What is the custom? Give example.
Ans: Culture is made up of beliefs, values, rules, social conventions, and
morals. These can collectively be called custom.
Ex. Values enable us to determine what is good and bad in every culture.
2. Explain Culture diversity.
Ans: Culture is not uniform. Aspects of culture like customs, moral values,
art, belief, language differ from Society to Society considerably.
In food habits, the difference is visible when compared to South Karnataka with North Karnataka. Not only this even people living in the same place tend to have different cultures, achieving unity in this diversity is important.
3. Which are the features of culture?
Ans: Culture is abstract
Culture is social
Culture is learnt
Culture meant co-existence
Culture is continuous
Culture is diverse
4. Culture and Society are 2 faces of the same coin.
How?
Ans: Culture makes human beings different from other animals. Social controls
in a Society are based on cultural aspects. The social controls define human
behavior. Every institution regulates the behavior of the individual through
its cultural tools.
The social world of humans consists of various societies with numerous human relationships. form of circus. The people who participate belong to a different language, customs, and culture group. They all differ in their physical appearances too. But they assemble to celebrate. Fairs reinforce Social relationships. Various artisans display their skills here.
5. Explain the features of the fair.
Ans: a) Fairs are the most important cultural ritual of rural societies.
b) A fair is not only a religious expression it also functions as a temporary market for the neighboring villages.
c) They are also the window for entertainment soon after harvest season.
d) People participate in fairs irrespective of caste, language etc.
e) Many performances narrate the local versions of Ramayana and Mahabharatha.
f) They are considered as the motivating aspects of social life.
g) Language is another example of this cultural expression.
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