Morphology of culture: types and basic values

The morphology of culture is an area of culturology, the subject of study of which are typical forms of culture that characterize its internal structure and the structure of cultural space.

As for the latter, this term is understood as an area that is formed by multiple phenomena and forms of culture that are in constant interaction.

Note that the structure of culture consists of material and non-material elements. The totality of the former forms the basis of the material form. It consists of physical objects that are created by man (artifacts): cars, books, temples, houses and so on.

The morphology of culture is a series of interrelated elements, the first of which is spiritual culture. It consists of religion, philosophy, art and mythology. As for the peculiarities of these forms, they are guided by types of knowledge and values. The spiritual part is a cognitive-value component of the entire cultural space.

All the basics of culturology are characterized by one or another dependence on each other. They do not exist separately and indirectly. The culture of social relations determines those moral and ethical norms to which society and its actors must submit. They include a moral, legal and political form. The main content here is not forms, but values. It should be noted that knowledge is only needed here to correctly develop and calculate the principles and rules of behavior of members of society, to analyze the laws of their joint life and activity.

As for the third component of the cultural world, it is a technological sphere, that is, a culture of making and receiving something. Here, just knowledge plays a fundamental role, and values go to the background.

That relationship, which is characterized by the morphology of culture, manifests itself in the fact that many elements that are in the composition of its forms exist in a unified system in some aspects. So, everyday culture is characterized by a continuous interaction of spiritual (for example, a passion for some kind of art, history), technological (the use of household appliances) and social (relations with neighbors) artifacts.

Between cultural phenomena it is very difficult to draw clear lines, because they are inherently blurred and difficult to define.

The morphology of culture includes values that can also be divided into the following types:

1. Vital, among which are called life, health, the natural environment and so on.

2. Social: status in society, position, wealth, family, gender relations and so on.

3. Political: freedom of speech, civil peace and forms of legality.

4. Moral: good, love, respect, honor, decency.

5. Religious: God, faith, the salvation of the soul.

6. Aesthetic: beauty, harmony, ideals.

Previously, there were several forms of culture:

1. People's traditional.

2. Elitary.

3. Mass, which originated in ancient times and manifested itself in the form of religious processions and olympiads. Now it is the result of the post-industrial development of society and became its basis. The society is keeping pace with the development of the market.

After the mass media appeared , communications were widely disseminated and limitless possibilities.

Note that the morphological structure of culture has several definitions and entities. In connection with the fact that this system is in constant development, its functional division is mobile, rather than static. Over time, there is a reassessment of values, something comes to the fore, something, on the contrary, goes to the margins of history.