Distinguish between material culture and nonmaterial culture.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Material culture consists of the physical objects that people make, use, and share. These objects include such things as buildings, furniture, music, weapons, jewelry, hairstyles, and the Internet. Nonmaterial culture consists of the ideas that people create to interpret and understand the world. Beliefs about the supernatural, customs, and rules of behavior are examples of nonmaterial culture.Because material and nonmaterial culture are created by people, the physical objects and ideas can vary considerably across societies (e.g., the farming tools people create, how they form governments, or raise their children).
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