Elements | Tangibles and Intangibles |
The anthropology of culture: | |
E1. Cultural aesthetics | That which is considered beautiful |
E2. Cultural artifacts | Products that exist or remain |
E3. Cultural capital | Economics and material wealth |
E4. Cultural classification | Divisions in a culture or society |
E5. Cultural communications | The exchange or transmission of information |
E6. Cultural demographics | Characteristics of a population |
E7. Cultural environment | Physical and social conditions in which a human being, other species or entity lives and develops |
E8. Cultural history | Narrative representation of historical events |
E9. Cultural knowledge | What is known and what one comes to know |
E10. Cultural language | Language form, content, use and meaning |
E11. Cultural physiology | The physiological characteristics of a human being, other species or entity |
E12. Cultural relations | The relationship of one being to another being |
E13. Cultural resources | The use and cultivation of resources |
The psychology of culture: | |
E14. Cultural beliefs & values | Beliefs (shared truths); values (shared ideas) |
E15. Cultural experiences | The interpretation of the world from inside and out |
E16. Cultural ideas | The use and meaning of ideas and perceptions |
E17. Cultural identity | Distinguishing qualities of a human being, other species or entity |
E18. Cultural interests | Deeply personal desires, wants, wishes |
E19. Cultural misconceptions | Untruths, myths, stereotypes |
E20. Cultural ways | Behaviors, norms, feelings |
The science of culture: | |
E21. Cultural anomalies | Happenings that promote, initiate, or force cultural change |
E22. Cultural cultures | The scientific identification of cultures, worlds, ecosystems |
E23. Cultural futures | That which is to come |
E24. Cultural infinities | Those things without limits: time, space, distance |
E25. Cultural nature | Intrinsic characteristics of a human being, other species or entity |