NOTES FEB 3, 2014 SOCIETY AND CULTURE Culture: The Beliefs of a Group The way of life shared by a group of people- the knowledge, values, beliefs, rules or laws, language, customs, symbols, and material products (such as food, housing, and transportation) within a society that help meet humans needs Society: The Structure of a Group An organized and interdependent group of individuals who live together in a Society and culture compared Society- people organized in groups ? and culture ? their way of life Evolution of Societies Humans, 2.5 million years old Farming is 10,000 years old Writing is 6,000 years old ( depending on how you define writing) The steam engine is 300 years old Evolution of Society >99% of human existence Hunter- Gatherer