Karnataka State Board Social Science Sociology Class 8 Chapter 2 Culture Exercise Question and Answer.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
(1.) Culture means.________ -> Cultivate
(2.) Customs mean ______ activities. -> Social
(3.) Unity in _______ is found in India. -> Culture
( 5.) Culture is the ________ of transfer of ideas from generation to generation -> System
Answer the following in a sentence:
(1). what is culture?
Ans:- The word culture is derived from the Latin word ‘ colere’ its mean cultivate or tend. There is various definition of culture. According to Malinowski, ‘The tool created by human being to design his aims of life is called as culture.
(3.) Who divided the culture into two groups?
Ans: – Ogburn divided culture into two groups.
(4.) What is material culture?
Ans: – Material culture is called civilisation. It is created by human beings by converting natural resources. Into manmade structure like house, building, bridge, road, dams, machines, industries, computer, technology and other, it is includes that all those physical object that are visible.
(5.) What is non-material culture?
Ans: – Non material culture means human achievements. Its includes thoughts, ideas, ritual and custom, moral values, ideas, art, literature, religion are non material culture.
III. Answer the following in four five sentences:
(1.) What is a custom? Give examples.
Ans:- The word custom literally means conventional custom means some rituals which have been followed for a long time .
As example in food habit, the difference is visible with south and north Karnataka. Even people living in some places tend to have difference culture and custom.
(2.) Explain the cultural diversity.
Ans: – Cultural Diversity:-
Cultural diversity is an internal part of human civilisation. A society is formed by uniting people of different areas and religions. People different religions living in the society are given different type of cultural diversity . Despite being so much unique tradition in India. Each of us should respect and accept people of different religions, including their cultural diversity.
(3.) Explain the features of Culture.
Ans: – Features of culture:
i) Culture is not personal it is social.
ii) Culture does not come by birth culture is learn.
iii) Culture means the life style of a social group.
iv) Culture provides opportunities to every individual to share his ideas with others.
v) Culture is continuous
vi) Culture is diverse.
(4.) Culture and society are two faces of the same coin. How?
Ans: – Culture is the foundation of human society. Man is the only creature that has formed society. Different people living in this society carry their own culture. Culture makes human beings different from other animal. Social control in a society are based on a cultural aspects. That why we can say culture and society are two face of the same coin.
(5.) Explain the features of fair.
Ans: – Features of fair:
1) Fair is cultural rituals.
2) People participates in fair irrespective of their cast creed and language.
3) This is the way of cultural expression.
4) Fairs reinforce social relationship.