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    Attending “misa de gallo”

    Cultural, Social
    and Economic
    Symbols and
    Practices
    Symbol is an object, word, or action that
    stands for something for something else,
    without natural relationship, that is culturally
    defined.

     Gestures
     Signs
     Objects
     Signals
     words
    Symbols help us:

     Understand the world


     Understand experiences
     Understand the meaning shared by
    people
    symbolism

    when something represents


    abstract ideas or concepts
    symbolism

     when something represents


    abstract ideas or concepts
     Symbolism assigns names, denominations
     Symbolism defines relations between
    various elements articulated within a
    narrative.
    Social symbols
     anything related to human and societies
    and its mode of organization
    - social classes
    - social problems
    - social issues
    - social position/economic status.
    Political symbols
     represent a political
    standpoint that
    - banners
    - flag
    - motto
    Economic symbols
     used in production
     distirbution and comsumption of
    goods and services
    - currency
    - market
    - labor
    - demands
    - other ecomomic activities.
    FUNCTIONS OF
    SYMBOLS

    A)transfer culture, ideologies or beliefs from certain


    group to another group of people

    B)present traditions or beliefs of a certain group of


    people
    FUNCTIONS OF SYMBOLS

    C)contain the “face” or “hidden’ values

    D) create movements, spread ideas,


    and share advocacies.
    Cultural practices
     manifestation of a culture or
    subculture
    - traditional and customary
    practices
    Examples
    - religious spiritual
    - culinary
    - artistic expressions
    - housing and child-rearing practices
    Political practices
     common things that are done within
    a state or country.
    - practices done in administrations
    - distributions, and attainment of
    power, bureaucratic composition
    and others.

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