Kinds of Culture

According to Subjects

According to the subjects there are different kinds of culture: Individual culture, Communal culture, National culture, and World culture.

Individual Culture

Each individual has some personal traits and qualities which guide the habits, thinking and behaviour of the person. These personal likes, dislikes, interests, modes of thinking and patterns of social behaviour constitute his personal culture.

Communal Culture

Similarly, different communities have their different customs, traditions, beliefs and styles of living which is known as community culture.

National Culture

Likewise each nation has some distinct patterns of ideals, values, modes of thoughts and behaviour. Such national traits are known as national culture.

World Culture

Further with the rise in the means of transport and communication the whole world has shrunk into a small unit. The whole world are now supposed to be having common values of life such as cooperation, empathy, sympathy, social services, social awakening and social sensitiveness which is termed as world culture.

According to Contents

According to contents there are two types of culture in every society: Material culture and Non-material culture.

Material Culture

It includes all those man made things and objects which human society has created for its physical welfare. As for example clothes, utensils, TV, radio, various machines.

Non Material Culture

It includes those ideals, attitudes and values which modify the behaviour of an individual. Language, literature, art, music, religion, customs, traditions etc are some of the example of non material culture.