Imperatives of Culture

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IMPERATIVES OF

CULTURE

AND SOCIALISATION


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Culture refers to all those parts of universe that

have been created by mankind. It refers to the

constellation of factors that are learned through

ones interaction with environment during his or

her development and growth. Culture is the way

of life on which the basic premise of human

behaviour is based.


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According to Sutherland

Culture includes anything that can be

communicated from one generation to another .

The culture of people is their social heritage a

complex whole which include knowledge , belief, morale , mode of communication.


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ELEMENTS OF CULTURE:

ARTIFACTS

LANGUAGE

SYMBOLS

STORIES

VALUES,BELIEFS,ATTITUDES

BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS


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The culture of organisation should have values

that it practices .There are eight values whichare required to develop the profile of an

organisational culture :

O C T A P A C E


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O : openness

C : confrontation

T : trust

A : autonomyP : productivity

A : authenticity

C : collaboration


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BEGNING OF CULTURE IN AN

ORGANISATION

An organisational culture is established by

the founders and upheld by the

organisational members . There are

various factors within the organisation thathelps in sustaining and maintaining the

dominant culture prevailing.

SELECTION

TOP MANAGEMENT

SOCIALIZATION


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SOCIALIZATION:

Human infants are born without any

culture. They must be transformed by theirparents ,teacher and others into culture andsocially adept animals. The general process ofacquiring culture is referred to as socializationsocialization.During socialization, one learn the language ofculture one are born into as well as the roles onehas to play in life .e g a girl learn how to be a

daughter, sister, friend ,wife and a mother.


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Behavioural scientists regard socialisation as

one of the principal ways by which societies

perpetuate themselves. It is through the process

of socialization , culture and religious values are

transmitted from one generation to the next. It is

the term used for the process by which

individuals learn and perform the behaviour

expected of them by the society.


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Socialization plays a very important role in mol

ding employees so as to enable them to fitperfectly into the role they are offered and to

behave in a predictable manner.

The process of socialization is divided into 3

stages: Prearrival stage :

Encounter stage :

Metamorphosis stage :


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INSTITUTIONS OF SOCIALIZATION

SYOMBLES :

HEROES :

VALUES :

FAMILY :

PEER GROUPS :

MASS MEDIA :


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