Bachelors Community Health and Development
GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU.
NAIROBI CAMPUS.
COURSE TITLE: SOCIOLOGY
COURSE CODE: CHD –131
STUDENT NAMES AND NUMBERS:
1. Anne Thitu - BCHD/13-S/57
2. Diana Chege - BCHD/13-S/40
3. Dorothy Kiongo - BCHD/13-S/38
4. Edwina Anyango - BCHD
5. Julius Sazia - BCHD
6. Lawi Mwobobia - BCHD/13-S/73
7. Nicholas Mwendwa - BCHD/13-S/89
8. Pauline M. Mwololo - BHCD/13-S/52
9. Purity Kibe - BCHD/13-S/37
10. Robert Ogugu - BCHD/12-S/26
11. Sophia Setian - BCHD/13-S/58
12. Sophie Opiyo - BCHD
Lecturer: Jane Ogunde
Date of Submission: 01/2014
1.0 Introduction
According to Mbiti (2003), the word culture covers many things such as the way people live, behave, and act, and their physical as well as their intellectual achievements. It can also be defined as the totality of a peoples’ way of life and values as influenced by the process of continuity and change dictates of the environment. It includes all aspects of human life like language, beliefs, taboos, behavior, social life, religion, and economic activities, the norms, science and technology, architecture, literature, music /dance and art. Culture shows itself in art, literature, dance, music and drama, in the styles of building houses, peoples clothing, social organization and political systems, in religion, ethics, morals and philosophy, in customs and institutions of people, in the values and laws and in their economic life. All these cultural expressions influence and shape life of every individual in his society and in turn the individual makes a cultural contribution to his community through participating in its life and cares through creative work (Mbiti, 2003).
Culture gives a people an identity in relation to the physical and mythical world. It is influenced by the environment and process of continuity and change. Culture is dynamic and cultural
NAIROBI CAMPUS.
COURSE TITLE: SOCIOLOGY
COURSE CODE: CHD –131
STUDENT NAMES AND NUMBERS:
1. Anne Thitu - BCHD/13-S/57
2. Diana Chege - BCHD/13-S/40
3. Dorothy Kiongo - BCHD/13-S/38
4. Edwina Anyango - BCHD
5. Julius Sazia - BCHD
6. Lawi Mwobobia - BCHD/13-S/73
7. Nicholas Mwendwa - BCHD/13-S/89
8. Pauline M. Mwololo - BHCD/13-S/52
9. Purity Kibe - BCHD/13-S/37
10. Robert Ogugu - BCHD/12-S/26
11. Sophia Setian - BCHD/13-S/58
12. Sophie Opiyo - BCHD
Lecturer: Jane Ogunde
Date of Submission: 01/2014
1.0 Introduction
According to Mbiti (2003), the word culture covers many things such as the way people live, behave, and act, and their physical as well as their intellectual achievements. It can also be defined as the totality of a peoples’ way of life and values as influenced by the process of continuity and change dictates of the environment. It includes all aspects of human life like language, beliefs, taboos, behavior, social life, religion, and economic activities, the norms, science and technology, architecture, literature, music /dance and art. Culture shows itself in art, literature, dance, music and drama, in the styles of building houses, peoples clothing, social organization and political systems, in religion, ethics, morals and philosophy, in customs and institutions of people, in the values and laws and in their economic life. All these cultural expressions influence and shape life of every individual in his society and in turn the individual makes a cultural contribution to his community through participating in its life and cares through creative work (Mbiti, 2003).
Culture gives a people an identity in relation to the physical and mythical world. It is influenced by the environment and process of continuity and change. Culture is dynamic and cultural
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