Describe the three functional areas of a cultural system.
Culture's functional areas include:
| a. | Ecology—the way in which a system is adapted to its habitat. This area is shaped by the |
technology used to obtain and distribute resources.
| b. | Social structure—the way in which orderly social life is maintained. This includes the domestic |
and political groups that are dominant within the culture.
| c. | Ideology—the mental characteristics of a people and the way in which they relate to their |
environment and social groups. This revolves around the notion that members of society possess a common worldview. They share certain ideas and principles of order and fairness. They also share an ethos, or set of moral and aesthetic principles.