JSS1 Second Term Social Studies Lesson Note – Uniqueness of Nigeria Culture

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WEEK EIGHT

TOPIC: – Uniqueness of Nigeria Culture

Subtopic: – Meaning, types and characteristic of culture

Culture can be defined as the total way of life of a particular group of people in a society.

TYPES OF CULTURE

1. Material culture
2. Non-material culture

Material Culture:-  This are tangible materials we can see physically produced by a society to meet people’s needs.  Such include; cloth, cooking utensils, houses, food, art works and crafts, hoes, cutlass, knife, spoons, etc.

Non-material Culture:-  This are non-physical aspects of a society culture.  They are intangible things that can not been seen but feel.  Examples are; belief, values, languages, music, religion etc.

Characteristics of culture

1. It is dynamic – Nigerian culture is never static it changes as people living in the society changes. Our dressing, music, religion and so on are examples of dynamic culture.
2. Culture is common to all societies – There is no society without culture this show the uniqueness of culture.
3. Culture is learned – A child learns the culture of his society right from birth it could be through it observation, imitation, participation etc.
4. It is adoptive in nature – An Hausa man who finds himself in Edo can eat Igbo dress and so on because he has the tendency to adjust and adopt to Igbos ways of life.
5. It differs from society to society:- Each tribe has its own culture which makes them

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