Identify and define the seven basic elements of nonmaterial culture
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The seven basic elements of nonmaterial culture are gestures, language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, and mores.
(1 ) Gestures are the ways that people use their bodies to communicate with one another.
(2 ) Language is a system of symbols that can be strung together in an infinite number of ways to represent objects and abstract thoughts.
(3 ) Values are the standards by which people define what is good or bad, desirable or undesirable, beautiful or ugly.
(4 ) Norms are the expectations or rules of behavior that reflect and enforce values.
(5 ) Sanctions are expressions of approval or disapproval given to people for upholding or violating norms.
(6 ) Folkways are informal norms that are not strictly enforced.
(7 ) Mores are serious norms that are strictly enforced because they are thought to be essential to the values or well being of a group.
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