Five Elements of Culture

Five Elements of Culture

Families provide the basic physical needs of food, shelter, clothing.

Families provide the basic emotional needs of support and caring.

A purpose of education is to pass on the knowledge, skills, and values of a culture.

Monotheism means a belief in one God.

The three main categories of monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, Islam.

Polytheism means a belief in many gods.

Scarcity is the problem of limited resources and unlimited wants.

The 3 Basic Economic Questions are: 1. What do we make? 2. How do we make it? 3. Who gets it?

Economic Continuum
Communism - the government answers the 3 questions all the time
Capitalism - individuals answer the 3 questions all the time

Governmental Continuum
Democracy - the people share all the power
Autocracy - one person has all the power